gingercake
nounUK /ˈdʒɪndʒəkeɪk/
US /ˈdʒɪndʒərkeɪk/
A gingercake is a soft, sweet cake made with ginger.
Grandma baked a warm gingercake for our afternoon tea.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small, flat, crisp cookie flavored with ginger.
He dunked a gingercake into his milk.
3. A dark, sticky cake sweetened with treacle or molasses.
The old recipe for gingercake called for black treacle.
4. A term of endearment for a sweet or lively person.
Come here, you little gingercake, and give me a hug.