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lebkuchen

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leb⋅ku⋅chen

[leyb-koo-kuhn; Ger. leyp-koo-khuhn]
–noun, plural -chen.
a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; < G; MHG lebekuoche. See loaf 1 , cake
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leb·ku·chen   (lāb'kōō'kən, lāp'kōō'KHən)   
n.   pl. lebkuchen
A chewy, usually honey-flavored Christmas cookie containing nuts and candied fruits.

[German, from Middle High German lebekuoche : lebe-, of unknown meaning + kuoche, cake; see kuchen.]
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