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lebkuchen

[leyb-koo-kuh n; German leyp-koo-khuh n]
noun, plural leb·ku·chen.
  1. a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.
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Origin of lebkuchen

1905–10, Americanism; < German; Middle High German lebekuoche. See loaf1, cake
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Examples from the Web for lebkuchen

Historical Examples

  • The best that even Aunt Hedwig could say of his lebkuchen was that it was not bad.

    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.

  • 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!

  • But even at its best, never was this lebkuchen at all like that of which in his hopeful youth he had dreamed.

  • "I want to tell you, my dear, that I sent to Nuremberg for some Lebkuchen in honor of your birthday," she said.

British Dictionary definitions for lebkuchen

lebkuchen

noun plural -chen
  1. a biscuit, originating from Germany, usually containing honey, spices, etc
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Word Origin

German: literally, loaf cake
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