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gingerbread en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ (General-American)
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
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(countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 37:
Forms
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gingerbread en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ (General-American)
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
Forms
Deriveds
gingerbread man · gingerbread tree · genderbread person · pepper-gingerbread · gingerbread office · gingerbread house · man of gingerbread · gingerbread work · gingerbread up · gingerbread trap · take the gilt off the gingerbread · lord of gingerbread · gingerbready · gingerbread palm · gingerbread plum · gingerbread cookie · gingerbread husband · cake and gingerbread · gingerbread nut · gingerbreaded
Relateds
gingersnap · ginger
Synonyms
gingerbread up
Translations (113)
vi bánh gừng (type of cake) · ru пря́ник (type of cake) · lo ເຂົ້າໜົມປັງຂິງ (type of cake) · da honningkage (type of cake) · yi אינגבער־לעקעך (type of cake) · nl gemberkoek (type of cake) · yi קאָרן־לעקעך (type of cake) · it gingerbread (architectural style) · be пе́рнік (type of cake) · es pan de especias (type of cake) · hy մեղրաբլիթ (type of cake) · eo spickuko (type of cake) · ga arán sinséir (type of cake) · ka კოჭას თაფლაკვერი (type of cake) · de Lebzelten (type of cake) · yue 薑餅 /姜饼 (type of cake) · kmr kiloca zencefîlî (type of cake) · lo ເຂົ້າໜົມຂິງພິກໄທ (type of cake) · uk пря́ник (type of cake) · ta இஞ்சியணிச்சல் (type of cake) · fo piparkøka (type of cake) · cy cacen goch (type of cake) · he לֶחֶם זַנְגְּבִיל (type of cake) · tr zencefilli kurabiye (type of cake) · nan-hbl 薑餅 /姜饼 (type of cake) · fa نان زنجبیلی (type of cake) · sh медѐња̄к (type of cake) · cmn 薑餅 /姜饼 (type of cake) · yi אינגבער־קוכן (type of cake) · ko 생강빵 (type of cake) · uk імби́рний пря́ник (type of cake) · nn peparkake (type of cake) · sv pepparkaka (type of cake) · sv snickarglädje (architectural style) · io mielokuko (type of cake) · sl medenjak (type of cake) · kk пряник (type of cake) · th ขนมขิงเครื่องเทศ (type of cake) · lo ເຂົ້າໜົມຂິງນ້ຳເຜິ່ງ (type of cake) · cs perník (type of cake) · aii ܠܚܸܡ ܙܲܢܓܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (type of cake) · is piparkaka (type of cake) · te సొంటిపొడి (type of cake) · ru коври́жка (type of cake) · fr pain d'épice (type of cake) · kk пірәндік (type of cake) · ug پىرەنىك (type of cake) · it stile gingerbread (architectural style) · de Pfefferkuchen (type of cake) · bg меденка (type of cake) · hy կոճապղպեղաբլիթ (type of cake) · de Lebkuchen (type of cake) · fa کیک زنجبیلی (type of cake) · br bara-mel (type of cake) · vls zoetekoeke (type of cake) · rsk медовнїк (type of cake) · hi जिंजरब्रेड (type of cake) · th ขนมปังขิง (type of cake) · sah бирээнньик (type of cake) · da peberkage (type of cake) · pt pão de mel (type of cake) · aii ܟܲܥܲܟ݂ ܙܲܢܓܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (type of cake) · fr pain d'épices (type of cake) · myv жомка (type of cake) · th ขนมขิงพริกไทย (type of cake) · th ขนมขิงน้ำผึ้ง (type of cake) · yi פֿעפֿער־קוכן (type of cake) · pl piernik (type of cake) · nb pepperkake (type of cake) · smj pihpergáhkko (type of cake) · th ขนมขิง (type of cake) · it pan di spezie (type of cake) · de Honigkuchen (type of cake) · ka თაფლაკვერი (type of cake) · ml ആകർഷകത എടുത്തുകളയുക (type of cake) · lv piparkūka (type of cake) · vi bánh mì gừng (type of cake) · sco gibbery (type of cake) · cy bara poeth (type of cake) · de Ingwerbrot (type of cake) · az pryanik (type of cake) · izh prännikkä (type of cake) · ar كَعْكَة زَنْجَبِيلٍ (type of cake) · eo mielkuko (type of cake) · xal балта (type of cake) · fi pipari (type of cake) · ta இஞ்சியப்பம் (type of cake) · uz pryanik (type of cake) · lt meduolis (type of cake) · nl peperkoek (type of cake) · fr gingerbread (architectural style) · fi piparkakku (type of cake) · es pan de jengibre (type of cake) · ko 진저브레드 (type of cake) · my ဂျင်းစိမ်းသောပါမုန့်၊ (type of cake) · pl pierniczek (type of cake) · et präänik (type of cake) · sh medènjāk (type of cake) · it pan di zenzero (type of cake) · et piparkook (type of cake) · jv roti jaé (type of cake) · pt bolo de gengibre (type of cake) · ru имби́рный пря́ник (type of cake) · ro turtă dulce (type of cake) · sk medovník (type of cake) · ja ジンジャーブレッド (type of cake) · de Gewürzkuchen (type of cake) · lo ເຂົ້າໜົມຂິງ (type of cake) · fr style gingerbread (architectural style) · cy torth sinsir (type of cake) · he עוּגַת זַנְגְּבִיל (type of cake) · hu mézeskalács (type of cake) · lo ເຂົ້າໜົມຂິງເຄື່ອງເທດ (type of cake)
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