Meaning of ginger in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  4. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

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  1. Verb

    ginger

    Definitions

    1. add ginger to in order to add flavor

    Examples

    • « ginger the soup »

    Derived terms

  2. Classifying Adjective

    ginger

    Definitions

    1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

    Examples

    • « a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes »
    • « a ginger kitten »

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    ginger

    Etymology

    late Old English gingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin

    Definitions

    1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  4. 2. dried ground gingerroot
  5. 3. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant

    Examples

    • « used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery »
  6. 4. liveliness and energy

    Examples

    • « this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep »

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