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Definition of gingerbread

gingerbread

/ˈdʒɪn.dʒɚˌbrɛd/
gin · ger · bread
Plural:gingerbreads
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• noun

1

A baked sweet food, typically a cake or a firm cookie, flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and sweetened with molasses, honey, or treacle.

Example

"The children spent the snowy afternoon decorating a gingerbread house with colorful candies and white icing."

2

Elaborate, showy, or superfluous architectural ornamentation, particularly the intricately carved woodwork often seen on Victorian houses.

Example

"The historic mansion featured steeply pitched roofs adorned with delicate wooden gingerbread."

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• Nearby Words

gin
ginger
ginger lily
gingerbread
gingham
ginkgo
ginseng

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old French 'gingenbras' (preserved ginger), via Medieval Latin 'zingiber'. In Middle English, it was altered by folk etymology to end in '-bread' due to the substance's association with baked goods.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Gingerbread. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/gingerbread
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