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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

  1. noun A broad-winged bird of prey in the hawk family.
  2. noun US informal: a grumpy or unpleasant old man.

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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