pain d'épice — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gingerbread noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
Senses
pain d'épice is used for these senses in English:
- gingerbread (transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
- honeycake A cake made with honey.
gingerbread — full definition
- noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
- noun Elaborate, fussy decoration on a building, especially ornate wooden trim from the Victorian era.