Pfefferkuchen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pfeffer (“pepper”) + Kuchen (“cake”). Compare Dutch peperkoek, Danish peberkage, Norwegian Bokmål pepperkake, Norwegian Nynorsk peparkake, Swedish pepparkaka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pfefferkuchen m (strong, genitive Pfefferkuchens, plural Pfefferkuchen)
- gingerbread
- Synonyms: Lebkuchen, Honigkuchen, Printe, Weinbeißer
Declension[edit]
Declension of Pfefferkuchen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Pfefferkuchenhaus, Pfefferkuchenhäuschen (“gingerbread house”)
Related terms[edit]
- Pfefferküchler (“gingerbread baker”)
References[edit]
- “Pfefferkuchen” in Duden online