gingerbread in Portuguese
gingerbread in Portuguese is pão de mel, bolo de gengibre — gingerbread means a firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
gingerbread in Portuguese
pão de mel
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
bolo de gengibre
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
What does "gingerbread" mean?
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noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
"The children decorated gingerbread men with icing and sweets."
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noun Elaborate, fussy decoration on a building, especially ornate wooden trim from the Victorian era.
"The old seaside cottage was covered in white gingerbread trim."
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gingerbread in a sentence
- The children decorated gingerbread men with icing and sweets.
- We baked a gingerbread house for the holidays.
- The old seaside cottage was covered in white gingerbread trim.
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What is "gingerbread" in Portuguese?
"gingerbread" in Portuguese is pão de mel, bolo de gengibre. gingerbread means: A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
How do you use "gingerbread" in a sentence?
Example: "The children decorated gingerbread men with icing and sweets." In Portuguese, "gingerbread" is pão de mel, bolo de gengibre.
Are there other ways to say "gingerbread" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "gingerbread": pão de mel, bolo de gengibre.
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