lebkuchen

[ leyb-koo-kuhn; German leyp-koo-khuhn ]

/ ˈleɪb ku kən; German ˈleɪpˌku xən /

noun, plural leb·ku·chen.

a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.

Origin of lebkuchen

1905–10, Americanism;<German; Middle High German lebekuoche.See loaf¹, cake

Words nearby lebkuchen

Lebensraum, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy, lebes, Lebesgue, Lebesgue integral, lebkuchen, Leblanc, Le Bourget, Lebowa, Leboyer, Lebrun

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Example sentences from the Web for lebkuchen

The Lebkuchen I placed on my mantel shelf as befitted so magnificent a work of art.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber
And when at last the fateful night arrived that saw his first batch of lebkuchen in the oven, he actually forgot to smoke at all!
A Romance Of Tompkins Square|Thomas A. Janvier
To any intelligent baker the reason for this was obvious: Hans was making his lebkuchen with new honey-cake.
A Romance Of Tompkins Square|Thomas A. Janvier
But even at its best, never was this lebkuchen at all like that of which in his hopeful youth he had dreamed.
A Romance Of Tompkins Square|Thomas A. Janvier

"I want to tell you, my dear, that I sent to Nuremberg for some Lebkuchen in honor of your birthday," she said.
An American Girl in Munich|Mabel W. Daniels

British Dictionary definitions for lebkuchen

lebkuchen

/ (ˈleɪbˌkuːkən) /

noun plural -chen

a biscuit, originating from Germany, usually containing honey, spices, etc

Word Origin for lebkuchen

German: literally, loaf cake

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单词	lebkuchen
释义	lebkuchen [ leyb-koo-kuhn; German leyp-koo-khuhn ] / ˈleɪb ku kən; German ˈleɪpˌku xən / noun, plural leb·ku·chen. a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron. Origin of lebkuchen 1905–10, Americanism;<German; Middle High German lebekuoche.See loaf¹, cake Words nearby lebkuchen Lebensraum, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy, lebes, Lebesgue, Lebesgue integral, lebkuchen, Leblanc, Le Bourget, Lebowa, Leboyer, Lebrun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lebkuchen The Lebkuchen I placed on my mantel shelf as befitted so magnificent a work of art. Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed\|Edna Ferber And when at last the fateful night arrived that saw his first batch of lebkuchen in the oven, he actually forgot to smoke at all! A Romance Of Tompkins Square\|Thomas A. Janvier To any intelligent baker the reason for this was obvious: Hans was making his lebkuchen with new honey-cake. A Romance Of Tompkins Square\|Thomas A. Janvier But even at its best, never was this lebkuchen at all like that of which in his hopeful youth he had dreamed. A Romance Of Tompkins Square\|Thomas A. Janvier "I want to tell you, my dear, that I sent to Nuremberg for some Lebkuchen in honor of your birthday," she said. An American Girl in Munich\|Mabel W. Daniels British Dictionary definitions for lebkuchen lebkuchen / (ˈleɪbˌkuːkən) / noun plural -chen a biscuit, originating from Germany, usually containing honey, spices, etc Word Origin for lebkuchen German: literally, loaf cake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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