See Also: Gingerbread(medicine)
gingerbread(dictionary)
gingerbread(encyclopedia)
gingerbread(dictionary)
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread(recipes)
Old Fashioned Gingerbread(recipes)
Gingerbread Squares(recipes)
Gingerbread People(recipes)
Gingerbread Muffins(recipes)
Gingerbread Bears(recipes)

gingerbread (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: gingebras 'preserved ginger' (13-14 centuries), from Old French gingembraz, from gimgibre ( GINGER); influenced by bread]
a heavy sweet cake or a biscuit with ginger in it
gingerbread man
(=a piece of gingerbread in the shape of a man)
AmE complicated decorations on the outside of a house, especially near the roof