Main Entry: gin·ger·bread

Pronunciation: \ˈjin-jər-ˌbred\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 : a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2 [from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread] : lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture

— gingerbread adjective

— gin·ger·bread·ed \-ˌbre-dəd\ adjective

— gin·ger·bready \-dē\ adjective