gingerbread
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gingerbread
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English gyngebred, gyngebrede, from Old French gingembras, gingimbrat (“preserved ginger”), from Medieval Latin *gingimbrātus (“gingered”, presumably referring to ginger that perhaps had a pharmaceutical use for some medicinal preparation), with the intrusive m added to gingiber, from Latin zingiber (“ginger”), of earlier Sanskrit origin, through Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis). The third syllable was earlier confounded with bread, and the insertion of an r in the second syllable completed the semblance of a compound word: ginger + bread.
noun gingerbreads · gingebred
- A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
- Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
- A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style. For a time modern architects took a starkly functional approach to the design of houses, emphasizing clean, uncluttered lines and rejecting most forms of wall ornamentation as dust-catching gingerbread.
verb gingerbreads · gingerbreading · gingerbreaded · gingebred
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To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
Similar: gingerbread up
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gingerbread man, gingerbread house, gingersnap, gingernut, stem ginger, ginger nut, lebkuchen, ginger pop, biscuit bread, cake-bread, gingerade, ginger wine, parliament cake, pfeffernuss, parliament, moggy
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verb type of cake
| Español | pan de jengibre, pan de especias |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생강빵 saenggangppang, 진저브레드 jinjeobeuredeu |
| 日本語 | ジンジャーブレッド jinjābureddo |
| 中文 | 薑餅 /姜饼 jiāngbǐng |
| हिन्दी | जिंजरब्रेड jiñjrabreḍ |
| Português | bolo de gengibre, pão de mel |
| Français | pain d'épice, pain d'épices |
| Deutsch | Pfefferkuchen, Lebkuchen, Ingwerbrot, Gewürzkuchen, Honigkuchen, Lebzelten |
| Italiano | pan di zenzero, pan di spezie |
| Română | turtă dulce |
| Русский | пря́ник prjánik, имби́рный пря́ник imbírnyj prjánik, коври́жка kovrížka |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh gừng, bánh mì gừng |
| العربية | كَعْكَة زَنْجَبِيلٍ |
| עברית | לֶחֶם זַנְגְּבִיל lékhem zangvíl, עוּגַת זַנְגְּבִיל úgat zangvíl |
verb architectural style
| Français | style gingerbread, gingerbread |
|---|---|
| Italiano | stile gingerbread, gingerbread |
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