Pfefferkuchen
Appearance
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