gingerbread
nounUK /ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.bred/
US /ˈdʒɪn.dʒɚ.bred/
Gingerbread is a sweet brown cake or cookie flavored with ginger and spices.
We baked gingerbread cookies shaped like little stars for the holidays.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fancy, often overly decorated style of architecture or ornamentation.
The old house was full of gingerbread trim along the porch.
3. Something showy but plain or tasteless underneath.
The fancy wrapping was just gingerbread hiding a cheap gift.
4. A type of dark, spiced bread baked in loaves.
She spread butter on a thick slice of warm gingerbread.