casa de jengibre
/kasa de xenxibɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "gingerbread house" is translated into Spanish as casa de jengibre.
The term refers to a novelty confectionery item.
Meaning: novelty confectionery (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of casa (house), de (of) and jengibre (ginger).
Did you know?
- Because gingerbread is not common, a Spanish speaker might describe the flavor of jengibre as picante, a word that usually means 'spicy' or 'hot' like a chili pepper.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the term casa de jengibre is almost exclusively associated with the fairy tale of 'Hansel and Gretel' rather than being a local culinary tradition.
- The word jengibre is a linguistic descendant of the Old Tamil word iñcivēr, which traveled through Ancient Greek and Latin before entering Spanish.
Examples in context
- El niño decoró una hermosa casa de jengibre para Navidad.The child decorated a beautiful gingerbread house for Christmas.
- Vamos a hacer una casita de galleta de jengibre con los niños.Let's make a gingerbread cookie house with the kids.
- Vamos a decorar una casita de jengibre para la competencia.Let's decorate a gingerbread house for the competition.
- Me encanta decorar la casa de jengibre.I love decorating the gingerbread house.
- Hicimos una casa de jengibre para el concurso.We made a gingerbread house for the contest.
- La casa de jengibre tiene muchos dulces.The gingerbread house has many sweets.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are decorating their kitchen for the holidays.
- Sofía¿Quieres ayudarme con la casa de jengibre?Do you want to help me with the gingerbread house?
- Alejandro¡Claro! Es una idea muy divertida, Sofía.Of course! It is a very fun idea, Sofía.
- SofíaNecesitamos más caramelos para la casa de jengibre.We need more candies for the gingerbread house.
- AlejandroYo los busco ahora mismo.I will look for them right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casa, de, jengibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
