ginger
gin·ger (jin′jər)
adjective
designating a family (Zingiberaceae, order Zingiberales) of aromatic, monocotyledonous tropical plants, including galangal
Etymology: ME gingere, gingivere < OE gingifer & OFr gingivre, both < ML gingiber < L zingiber < Gr zingiberi < Pali siṅgivera
noun
- an Asiatic herb (Zingiber officinale) of the ginger family, widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic rhizome, used as a spice or perfume and in medicine
- the rhizome, or the spice made from it
- a sandy or reddish-brown color
- ☆ Informal vigor; spirit
transitive verb
- to flavor with ginger
- to invigorate; enliven
Gin·ger (jin′jər)
noun
a feminine name
Converse of object
- grate: You can also add grated ginger, cinnamon powder, rice syrup or vanilla essence for extra flavor.
- crystallize: Morning Sickness - sucking on piece of crystallized ginger, drinking ginger ale or ginger tea will help relieve the nausea of morning sickness.
- chop: You can also grate some root ginger into a cup of hot water or add plenty of chopped ginger to your food.
- mince: Sprinkle the tuna with minced ginger, salt and pepper and drizzle the olive oil over the tuna.
- peel: Fresh root ginger peeled and steeped in hot water can help.
- bruise: A piece of bruised ginger may be added if liked.
Adjective modifier
- pickled: Stockists of Japanese pickled ginger for sushi & noodles dishes.
- powdered: This is a high strength product and cannot be compared with cheap ginger products made from dried powdered ginger.
- fresh: Dried ginger is hotter then fresh ginger which is sweeter.
Modifies a noun
- ale: Morning Sickness - sucking on piece of crystallized ginger, drinking ginger ale or ginger tea will help relieve the nausea of morning sickness.
- beer: In BS, they had a supply of ginger beer under Joe's bunk.
- tom: A ginger tom cat on your knee, the fire on full - late at night.
- cookie: Ginger tea or ginger biscuits may also be helpful.
- tabby: Tilly's best friend is Socks the ginger tabby who will be visiting you for milk each day.
- beard: Dark brown hair, ginger beard; nature venting its anger at the poisoning of the seas.
Noun used with modifier
- stem: TIP: Try drinking ginger tea or eating stem ginger biscuits.
- root: You can also grate some root ginger into a cup of hot water or add plenty of chopped ginger to your food.
- cm: Put 1 bruised garlic clove, 2½ cm ginger, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and 1 dried chili in the stock.
- ground: Prepare the onions and carrots Crush the garlic into a little dish and add the ground ginger.
- juice: Jamaican Mule 5cl dark Jamaican rum 2cl fresh lime juice ginger beer Pour the rum and lime juice into a highball filled with ice.
I myself have accomplished nothing of excellence except a remarkable and, to some of my friends, unaccountable expertness in hitting empty ginger ale bottles with small rocks at a distance of thirty paces.
Nose, nose, jolly red nose, Who gave thee this jolly red nose? Nutmegs and ginger, cinnamon and cloves, And they gave me this jolly red nose. 20
Browse dictionary entries near ginger
- ginger ale
- ginger beer
- ginger group
- ginger jar
- gingerbread
- gingerly
- gingersnap
- gingery
- gingham
- gingili
