gingersnap

gingersnap
noun Date: 1805 a thin brittle cookie sweetened with molasses and flavored with ginger

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  • gingersnap — n. A crisp cookie flavored with ginger. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gingersnap — [jin′jər snap΄] n. a crisp, spicy cookie flavored with ginger and molasses …   English World dictionary

  • Gingersnap — This page is about the biscuit/cookie. For the film, see Ginger Snaps (film) . Gingernuts or ginger biscuits are a popular type of snack food, and are often referred to as gingersnaps in the United States and Canada. They are biscuits/cookies… …   Wikipedia

  • gingersnap — /jin jeuhr snap /, n. a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses. Also called, Brit., ginger nut. [1795 1805; GINGER + SNAP] * * * …   Universalium

  • gingersnap — noun A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger …   Wiktionary

  • gingersnap — n. ginger flavored cookie …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gingersnap — gin•ger•snap [[t]ˈdʒɪn dʒərˌsnæp[/t]] n. coo a small, crisp cookie flavored with ginger and molasses • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • gingersnap — /ˈdʒɪndʒəsnæp/ (say jinjuhsnap) noun a brittle, wafer like biscuit flavoured with ginger …  

  • gingersnap — имбирное печенье …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • gingersnap — noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger • Syn: ↑ginger snap, ↑snap, ↑ginger nut • Hypernyms: ↑cookie, ↑cooky, ↑biscuit • Hyponyms: ↑b …   Useful english dictionary

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