gingersnap

[jin-jer-snap]

noun

a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.

Origin of gingersnap

First recorded in 1795–1805; ginger + snap

Also called, British, ginger nut.

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British Dictionary definitions for ginger nut

ginger nut

ginger snap

noun

a crisp biscuit flavoured with ginger

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