gingerbread

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚbɹɛd/

Noun

gingerbread

1. (food) A type of cake whose main [[flavoring is ginger.]]
2. (figurative, obsolete) Something ersatz; something [[showy but insubstantial.]]
3. (architecture) A flamboyant [[Victorian-era architectural style.]]

Translations

• French: pain d'épice, pain d'épices
• German: Pfefferkuchen, Lebkuchen, Ingwerbrot, Gewürzkuchen, Honigkuchen, Lebzelten
• Italian: pan di zenzero, pan di spezie
• Portuguese: bolo de gengibre, pão de mel
• Russian: пря́ник
• Spanish: pan de jengibre, pan de especias

Translations

• French: style gingerbread, gingerbread
• Italian: stile gingerbread, gingerbread

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