ingberlach

noun

ing·​ber·​lach

ˈiŋbərləḵ

plural -s

: a candy made chiefly of ginger and honey

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, plural of ingberl piece of ginger candy, diminutive of ingber ginger, from Middle High German ingeber, ingewer, from Old French gingebre

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