gingerbread

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/

Noun

countable uncountable figuratively obsolete

(food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger. / (figuratively, obsolete) Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial. / (architecture) A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.

Japanese Meaning

【食べ物】主に生姜を使って風味付けされたケーキの一種。 / 【比喩（廃語）】見た目は派手だが実体や内容が乏しい模造品的なもの。 / 【建築】ビクトリア朝時代の華美な装飾を施した建築様式。

What is this buttons?

My grandmother's gingerbread, soft and warmly spiced, is the treat everyone asks for at the holidays.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

祖母の生姜風味のケーキは、柔らかくて温かみのあるスパイスが効いており、祝日にはみんなが欲しがるお菓子です。

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Sense（1）

(food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

Sense（2）

(figuratively, obsolete) Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.

Sense（3）

(architecture) A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.

For a time modern architects took a starkly functional approach to the design of houses, emphasizing clean, uncluettered lines and rejecting most forms of wall ornamentation as dust-catching gingerbread.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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gingerbreads

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