gingerbread
English
/ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚbɹɛd/
noun
Definitions
- (food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
- (figurative) Something ersatz, something showy but insubstantial.
- (architecture) A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gyngebred derived from Old French gingembras derived from Latin *gingimbrātus, zingiber (ginger) derived from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις com from English ginger + English bread (breadth, braid, broadness).
Origin
English
bread
Gloss
breadth, braid, broadness
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- French bread English
- ash bread English
- beebread English
- bread English
- breadbasket English
- breadboard English
- breadbox English
- breadcake English
- breadcorn English
- breadcraft English
- breadcrumb English
- breadcrust English
- breadcutter English
- breaden English
- breader English
- breadfruit English
- breadhead English
- breadkind English
- breadless English
- breadlike English
- breadline English
- breadmaker English
- breadmaking English
- breadman English
- breadnut English
- breadroom English
- breadroot English
- breadstick English
- breadstuff English
- breadwinner English
- breadwinning English
- bready English
- clapbread English
- crackerbread English
- crispbread English
- flatbread English
- frybread English
- ginger English
- ginger-haired English
- gingerade English
- gingerbreaded English
- gingerbready English
- gingered English
- gingerette English
- gingerish English
- gingerism English
- gingerlike English
- gingermint English
- gingerness English
- gingernut English
- gingerol English
- gingerous English
- gingerphobia English
- gingersnap English
- gingersome English
- gingery English
- gingette English
- gutbread English
- laverbread English
- nonbread English
- oatbread English
- quick bread English
- shewbread English
- shortbread English
- showbread English
- spoonbread English
- sweetbread English
- swinebread English
- to-bread English
- waybread English
- wheat bread English
- *gingimbrātus Latin
- gingiber Latin
- zingiber Latin
- zingiberi Latin
- zingiberī Latin
- Brot German
- zenzero Italian
- brood Dutch, Flemish
- ζιγγίβερις Ancient Greek
- ジンジャー Japanese
- ジンジャーブレッド Japanese
- शृङ्गवेर Sanskrit
- bred Middle English
- gingere Middle English
- gyngebred Middle English
- gingembras Old French
- sinsir Welsh
- gingibero Old High German
- Zz Translingual
- jinshar Manx
- ujinja Zulu
- būreej Marshallese
- bret Tok Pisin
- सिङ्गबेर Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 Sauraseni Prakrit
- brede Sranan Tongo
- burẹdi Yoruba
- bred Bislama
- bareed Fiji Hindi
- இந்சி வேர் Old Tamil
- bread
- bready
- ginger
- breaden
- gingery
- breader
- beebread
- nonbread
- breadnut
- gingered
- frybread
- waybread
- gutbread
- gingette
- to-bread
- oatbread
- gingerol
- breadman
- breadbox
- breadcake
- breadhead
- gingerous
- gingerism
- breadlike
- clapbread
- breadless
- breadkind
- breadroot
- breadroom
- showbread
- flatbread
- ash bread
- shewbread
- breadline
- breadcorn
- gingerade
- gingerish
- gingernut
- sweetbread
- laverbread
- gingerlike
- gingermint
- breadstuff
- breadcrumb
- gingerette
- breadstick
- gingersome
- shortbread
- breadmaker
- swinebread
- breadcrust
- crispbread
- breadfruit
- gingersnap
- spoonbread
- breadboard
- breadcraft
- gingerness
- wheat bread
- breadmaking
- breadcutter
- breadbasket
- quick bread
- breadwinner
- gingerphobia
- gingerbready
- breadwinning
- crackerbread
- French bread
- gingerbreaded
- ginger-haired