Gingerbread

/ˈdʒɪn.dʒər.bred/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A type of sweet baked good made with ginger, molasses, and spices, often decorated with icing and sometimes shaped into cookies or houses.

Every Christmas, we make a gingerbread house and decorate it with candy.

Cookies or cakes made with ginger and often enjoyed during the holiday season.

She baked a batch of gingerbread cookies for the holiday party.

A term used to describe elaborate or ornate architectural decoration, often in the context of decoration on buildings.

The old church was adorned with beautiful gingerbread trim around the windows.

The word 'gingerbread' derives from the Old French 'gingembre' (ginger) and 'braid' (to prepare).

gingerbread house

A decorative house made of gingerbread, usually associated with Christmas.

gingerbread man

A cookie or cake shaped like a man, often decorated with icing.

ginger

A spice that comes from the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, used in cooking.

bread

A staple food made from flour and water, usually baked.

spices

A variety of plant-derived substances used to flavor food.

Money or wealth, often used in informal contexts.

He's got a lot of gingerbread rolling in from his new business.

A term for something overly elaborate or decorative.

That design is way too much gingerbread for my taste.