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Noun: gingerbread  'jin-ju(r),bred
  1. Cake flavoured with ginger
    "The smell of freshly baked gingerbread filled the kitchen"
     
  2. (architecture) a flamboyant architectural style
    "The Victorian house was adorned with elaborate gingerbread trim"

Derived forms: gingerbreads

Type of: cake

Encyclopedia: Gingerbread