definitions

gingersnap

[ jin-jer-snap ]
/ ˈdʒɪn dʒərˌsnæp /

noun

a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.

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Nearby words

gingerbread palm, gingerbread plum, gingerbread tree, gingerly, gingerroot, gingersnap, gingery, gingham, gingili, gingiva, gingival

Origin of gingersnap

First recorded in 1795–1805; ginger + snap
Also called, British, ginger nut.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for ginger nut

ginger nut

ginger snap

noun

a crisp biscuit flavoured with ginger
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