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单词 gingerbread house
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Definition of gingerbread house in English:

gingerbread house

noun
  • 1An ornate or quaintly designed building.

  • 2A house made of gingerbread, cakes, etc., originally as depicted in fairy tales (especially the story of Hansel and Gretel in Engelbert Humperdinck's operatic version) and subsequently as an actual confection.

Origin

Early 19th century.

Definition of gingerbread house in US English:

gingerbread house

noun
  • 1An ornate or quaintly designed building.

  • 2A house made of gingerbread, cakes, etc., originally as depicted in fairy tales (especially the story of Hansel and Gretel in Engelbert Humperdinck's operatic version) and subsequently as an actual confection.

Origin

Early 19th century.

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