ginger

CEFRC1

/ˈdʒɪndʒə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A root with a spicy taste used in cooking.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber

Examples

  • Ginger is very useful in the winter period.

  • She added fresh ginger to the hot tea.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The plant that produces this rhizome.

  2. The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.

  3. A reddish-brown color.

More examples

In context

  • This is a ginger drink.

  • a ginger tomcat

  • He had, however, "put some more ginger in two nights ago. Things move with exasperating slowness in this country.”

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English gingere, alteration of gingivere, from Old English gingifer, gingiber (influenced by Old French gingembre), from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr), a compound of 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci, “ginger”) and 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr, “root”) (compare modern Tamil இஞ்சிவேர் (iñcivēr), from இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”)).