What does Ginger mean?
Definitions for Ginger
ˈdʒɪn dʒərGin·ger
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Ginger.
Princeton's WordNet
gingernoun
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
ginger, powdered gingernoun
dried ground gingerroot
ginger, gingerrootnoun
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
pep, peppiness, gingeradjective
liveliness and energy
"this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
ginger, gingeryverb
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
"a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
gingerverb
add ginger to in order to add flavor
"ginger the soup"
Wiktionary
gingerverb
To move gingerly.
gingernoun
a homosexual.
gingeradjective
homosexual.
Gingernoun
a given name reserved for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
Gingernoun
A female given name from English and nickname.
Gingernoun
A male nickname.
Gingernoun
A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
Etymology: diminutive of Virginia, also from Latin Virgo (virgin or innocent individual. cf. Innocentius, the comparative form of the adjective innocent),.
Webster Dictionary
Gingernoun
a plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale
Gingernoun
the hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine
Etymology: [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. ; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjebl, fr. Skr. gavra, prop., hornshaped; ga horn + vra body.]
Freebase
Ginger
Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family. Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ginger
jin′jėr, n. the root of a plant in the East and West Indies, with a hot and spicy taste, useful as a condiment or stomachic.—ns. Gingerade′, an aerated drink flavoured with ginger; Gin′gerbeer, an effervescent drink flavoured with ginger; Gin′gerbread, sweet bread flavoured with ginger; Gin′ger-cor′dial, a cordial made of ginger, lemon-peel, raisins, water, and sometimes spirits; Gin′gernut, a small cake flavoured with ginger and sweetened with molasses.—adj. Gin′gerous, like ginger.—ns. Gin′gerpop, weak gingerbeer; Gin′gersnap, a thin brittle cake spiced with ginger; Gin′ger-wine, a liquor made by the fermentation of sugar and water, and flavoured with various spices, chiefly ginger.—Gingerbread ware, or work, cheap and tawdry ornamental work.—Take the gilt off the gingerbread, to destroy the illusion. [M. E. gingivere—O. Fr. gengibre—L. zingiber—Gr. zingiberis—Sans. çriñga-vera—çriñga, horn, vera, shape.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
ginger
See saga.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ginger
Deciduous plant rich in volatile oil (OILS, VOLATILE). It is used as a flavoring agent and has many other uses both internally and topically.
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Etymology and Origins
Ginger
Red-haired people are said to be ginger because Guinevre, the Queen at the Court of King Arthur, had red hair.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Ginger in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Ginger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Ginger in a Sentence
Ginger Baker saw something about me that I never thought before, Ginger Baker would say it is about time.
Components found in ginger, such as galanolactone, may act via the central nervous system to affect serotonin levels and alleviate nausea, in fact, the compound acts on the same pathway as some common anti-nausea remedies.
If Ginger Zee reported in the role of climatologist rather than meteorologist, I would praise ABC's 'World News Tonight's' decision as a daring intervention into a crucial national and global debate, instead, she is more like a pornographer.
Herbs like turmeric, ginger, and Boswellia-- also known as Frankincense, are good to use. They can add them to their diet but they can be found in supplement form. One I like is called Inflammatone.
Because they're critical and they can not close, they continued working, and they work side-by-side to do their jobs. But also just the nature of any manufacturing, any large employer where Mayor Ginger Nelson have thousands of employees showing up on certain shift times, they walk through the hallways together, they change in the same locker rooms together, they eat during their breaks or during lunch hour, they eat in the same cafeteria.
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- gemmer, gemberAfrikaans
- زَنْجَبِيل, زنجبيلArabic
- zəncəfilAzerbaijani
- джинджифилBulgarian
- আদাBengali
- gingebre, pèl-roigCatalan, Valencian
- zrzavý, zázvor, zázvorovýCzech
- sinsirWelsh
- ingefærDanish
- IngwerGerman
- τζίντζερ, πιπερόριζα, πυρρόν, πυρρόξανθο, ξανθοκόκκινος, ξανθοκόκκινο, πυρρόξανθοςGreek
- zingibroEsperanto
- jengibreSpanish
- jengibreaBasque
- زنجبیلPersian
- inkivääriFinnish
- ingiferFaroese
- rouquin, gingembre, rousse, rouxFrench
- sinséarIrish
- xenxibreGalician
- આદુંGujarati
- זנגביל, ג׳ינג׳ית, ג׳ינג׳יHebrew
- अदरकHindi
- gyömbérHungarian
- հրապույրArmenian
- jaheIndonesian
- engiferIcelandic
- zenzeroItalian
- GINGERHebrew
- 生姜, 赤毛Japanese
- jaheJavanese
- ខ្ញីKhmer
- 生薑, 생강Korean
- gingiberLatin
- ຂີງLao
- ingversLatvian
- tinitiaMāori
- лисест, ѓумбиров, лисеста, ѓумбирMacedonian
- ഇഞ്ചിMalayalam
- haliaMalay
- rosse, ros, gemberDutch
- ingefærNorwegian
- rudzielec, imbirowy, imbirPolish
- gengibre, ruivoPortuguese
- ghimberRomanian
- рыжий, имбирьRussian
- hrdzavá, zázvor, ryšavý, hrdzavý, ryšaváSlovak
- rdečkasta (barva), ingverSlovene
- xhenxhefilAlbanian
- rödtott, ingefäraSwedish
- இஞ்சிTamil
- అల్లంTelugu
- ขิงThai
- luyaTagalog
- kızıl, zencefilTurkish
- ادرکUrdu
- zanjabilUzbek
- gừngVietnamese
- zingibVolapük
- ינגבערYiddish
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