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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

  1. noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
  2. noun Elaborate, fussy decoration on a building, especially ornate wooden trim from the Victorian era.

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