noun
Origin: ME ginge bred, altered (after bred, bread) < gingebras, preserved ginger, ginger pudding < OFr gingembraz < gingibre < ML gingiber, ginger
adjective
See gingerbread in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English gingebred, a stiff pudding, preserved ginger
Origin: , alteration (influenced by bred, bread, bread)
Origin: of Old French gingembrat
Origin: , from Medieval Latin *gingibrātum
Origin: , from gingiber, ginger; see ginger
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