Meaning

2 senses

  1. A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.

    Lebkuchenhaus, Pfefferkuchenhaus

  2. A house in gingerbread style.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Tom lives in a gingerbread house.

    ruТом живёт в пряничном домике. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. The house of the witch is a gingerbread house in a forest.

    CouleursCrim · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. The witch lived in a gingerbread house in the middle of the forest.

    deDie Hexe wohnte in einem Lebkuchenhaus in der Mitte des Waldes. — maaster

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  4. Tom was locked in a gingerbread house and had to eat his way out.

    ruТома заперли в пряничном домике, и ему пришлось прогрызать себе выход. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  5. Mary made a gingerbread house.

    ruМэри сделала пряничный домик. — sharptoothed

    deMaria hat ein Honigkuchenhaus gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
novelty confectionery:

Forms

plural: gingerbread houses

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gingerB1gingerbreadgingerlyginghamgingivitis

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