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Meaning of Gingerbread | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd

Definitions

A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
countable, uncountable
Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable
A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية كعكة الزنجبيل كَعْكَة زَنْجَبِيلٍ

Български ме́денка

Čeština perník perníkový

Dansk peberkage

Deutsch Gewürzkuchen Honigkuchen Ingwerbrot Lebkuchen Lebzelten Pfefferkuchen

Esperanto mielkuko spickuko

Español pan de especias pan de jengibre

Eesti piparkook präänik

Suomi pipari piparkakku prenikka

Français gingerbread pain d'épice pain d'épices style gingerbread

Gaeilge arán sinséir

Magyar mézeskalács

Íslenska piparkaka

Italiano gingerbread pan di spezie pan di zenzero stile gingerbread

日本語ジンジャーブレッド

한국어 생강빵 진저브레드

Latviešu piparkūka

Nederlands gemberkoek peperkoek

Polski pierniczek piernik

Português bolo de gengibre pão de mel

Română turtă dulce

Русский имби́рный пря́ник коврижка пря́ник

Svenska pepparkaka snickarglädje

ไทย ขนมปังขิง

ئۇيغۇرچە پىرەنىك

Українська пряник

Tiếng Việt bánh mì gừng

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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