Meanings
nounlebkuchen (plural lebkuchen or lebkuchens)
plural lebkuchens
- A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
The kettle was coming to the boil, and the tray was ready with two teacups and the little sweet lebkuchen that Rachel liked.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
Origin
- Middle High Germanlebekuoche
- GermanLebkuchen
- Englishlebkuchen
Borrowed from German Lebkuchen, from Middle High German lebekuoche.
More words from German, Middle High German
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German Lebkuchen
- Lebkuchentraditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread
Japanese レープクーヘン
- レープクーヘン (rēpukūhen)traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread
Korean 레프쿠헨
- 레프쿠헨 (repeukuhen)traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread
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APA
lebkuchen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebkuchen
MLA
“lebkuchen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebkuchen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lebkuchen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebkuchen.
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