"lebkuchen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lebkuchen [plural], lebkuchens [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Lebkuchen, from Middle High German lebekuoche. The origin of the first component is uncertain: it might come from Latin libum (“flat bread”) or Germanic Laib, loaf, or Leb-Honig, crystallized honey often used in baking. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Lebkuchen}} German Lebkuchen, {{der|en|gmh|lebekuoche}} Middle High German lebekuoche, {{uder|en|la|libum||flat bread}} Latin libum (“flat bread”) Head templates: {{en-noun|lebkuchen|s}} lebkuchen (plural lebkuchen or lebkuchens)
  1. A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread. Wikipedia link: lebkuchen Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries, Christmas Translations (traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread): Lebkuchen [masculine] (German), レープクーヘン (rēpukūhen) (Japanese), 레프쿠헨 (repeukuhen) (Korean), Liefkuch [masculine] (Luxembourgish)

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