gingersnap
/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/
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British/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəsnap/
gingersnap noun: a type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
Noun
gingersnap (plural gingersnaps)
- A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
- Synonyms:
- gingerbread nut, gingernut
- A hot-tempered person, particularly one who is red-haired.
- Paul winked gravely at vacancy. “Where’s the kid now?” […] “A ginger snap!” thought Paul, derisively.1897, “Paul, the Wharf Waif”, in Wharf Paul. The Aldine "tip-top Tales", number 207, Chapter 4, pages 35–36
gingersnap meaning in Myanmar
gingersnap in Myanmar
- type of biscuit seasoned with ginger
- ချင်းနံ့သင်းထားသောအမာစားဘီစကွတ်။
Synonyms of gingersnap
Forms of gingersnap
| plural | gingersnaps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ginger snap |
| alternative form | ginger-snap |
Origin of gingersnap
From ginger + snap.
Questions about gingersnap
- What does gingersnap mean?
- Gingersnap means a type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
- What is gingersnap in Myanmar?
- Gingersnap in Myanmar is ချင်းနံ့သင်းထားသောအမာစားဘီစကွတ်။. See Gingersnap meaning in Myanmar.
- What part of speech is gingersnap?
- Gingersnap is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gingersnap?
- Gingersnap is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəsnap/ (British).
- What is the plural of gingersnap?
- The plural of gingersnap is gingersnaps.
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