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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gingerbread house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
gin-ger-bread- -house
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.

noun

A house in gingerbread style.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

gingerbread houses (plural)

Questions

What does gingerbread house mean?
A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.

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