lebkuchen

See also: Lebkuchen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lebkuchen, from Middle High German lebekuoche. The origin of the first component is uncertain: it might come from Latin libum (“flat bread”) or Germanic Laib, loaf, or Leb-Honig, crystallized honey often used in baking.

Noun

lebkuchen (plural lebkuchen or lebkuchens)

1. A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     The kettle was coming to the boil, and the tray was ready with two teacups and the little sweet lebkuchen that Rachel liked.

Translations

traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread

• German: Lebkuchen (de) m
• Japanese: レープクーヘン (rēpukūhen)