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pain d'épices

pain d'épices noun: a form of French gingerbread.

pain d'épices: a form of French gingerbread
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Noun

pain d'épices (usually uncountable, plural pains d'épices)

  1. (usually) A form of French gingerbread.

Forms of pain d'épices

pluralpains d'épices
alternative formpain d'épice

Origin of pain d'épices

Borrowed from French pain d'épices (literally “spices bread”).

Questions about pain d'épices

What does pain d'épices mean?
Pain d'épices means a form of French gingerbread.
What part of speech is pain d'épices?
Pain d'épices is a noun.
What is the plural of pain d'épices?
The plural of pain d'épices is pains d'épices.

Words near pain d'épices in the dictionary

  1. pain and suffering
  2. pain au chocolat
  3. pain aux raisins
  4. pain compliance
  5. pain d'épice
  6. pain d'épices
  7. pain de campagne
  8. pain de mie
  9. pain disorder
  10. pain in one's arse
  11. pain in one's ass

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