Pfefferkuchen
German
 Pfefferkuchenmänner gingerbread men |
 ein Pfefferkuchenhaus a gingerbread house |
Etymology
Pfeffer (“pepper”) + Kuchen (“cake”). Compare Dutch peperkoek, Danish peberkage, Norwegian Bokmål pepperkake, Norwegian Nynorsk peparkake, Swedish pepparkaka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpfɛfɐkuːxn̩]
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Noun
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- gingerbread
- Synonyms: Lebkuchen, Honigkuchen, Printe, Weinbeißer
Declension
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Derived terms
- Pfefferkuchenhaus, Pfefferkuchenhäuschen (“gingerbread house”)
Related terms
- Pfefferküchler (“gingerbread baker”)
References
- “Pfefferkuchen” in Duden online
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