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A biscuit or cookie in the shape of a person and flavored with ginger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gingerbread husband
Antonyms: none provided
gingerbread cut in the shape of a person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cookie, cooky, biscuit
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
քաղցրաբլիթե մարդուկ
(kʻaġcʻrablitʻe marduk)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Armenian:
իմբիրից մարդուկ
(imbiricʻ marduk)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Belarusian:
пе́рнікавы чалаве́чак
(pjérnikavy čalavjéčak)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Chinese Mandarin:
薑餅人 /姜饼人
(jiāngbǐng rén)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Danish:
peberkagemand
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Estonian:
piparkoogimehike
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Finnish:
piparkakku-ukko
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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French:
bonhomme de pain d'épices
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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French:
bonhomme de pain d'épice
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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German:
Pfefferkuchenmann
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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German:
Lebkuchenmann
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Hebrew:
אִישׁ לֶחֶם זַנְגְּבִיל
('ish lékhem zangvíl)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Hungarian:
mézeskalács-figura
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Italian:
omino di pan di zenzero
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Italian:
omino di pan di spezie
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Japanese:
ジンジャーブレッドマン
(jinjābureddo man)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Norwegian Bokmål:
pepperkakemann
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
peparkakemann
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Polish:
piernikowy ludzik
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Portuguese:
homenzinho de gengibre
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Romanian:
om de turtă dulce
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Russian:
пря́ничный челове́чек
(prjáničnyj čelovéček)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Russian:
имби́рный челове́чек
(imbírnyj čelovéček)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Spanish:
hombre de jengibre
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Spanish:
hombre de pan de jengibre
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Swedish:
pepparkaksgubbe
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Swedish:
pepparkaksgumma
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Thai:
มนุษย์ขนมปังขิง
(má-nút kà-nǒm bpang kǐng)
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
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Vietnamese:
bánh quy gừng
— a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger