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Meaning of ginger in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒɪndʒər/
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Verb
ginger
Definitions
1.
add ginger to in order to add flavor
Examples
« ginger the soup »
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
colored
coloured
colorful
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
2.
dried ground gingerroot
3.
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant
Examples
« used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery »
4.
liveliness and energy
Examples
« this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep »