piernik — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buzzard noun A broad-winged bird of prey in the hawk family.
- gingerbread noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
Senses
piernik is used for these senses in English:
- buzzard (colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
- gingerbread (transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.
buzzard — full definition
- noun A broad-winged bird of prey in the hawk family.
- noun US informal: a grumpy or unpleasant old man.
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.