Ginger

Definitions

1. A female given name from English and nickname. Popularized by actress Ginger Rogers
2. The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
   countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
3. A homosexual.
   Cockney, UK, slang
4. A male nickname.
   rare
5. The plant that produces this rhizome.
   countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
6. A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
7. Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
   countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
8. A reddish-brown color.
   countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
9. A person with reddish hair; a redhead.
   colloquial, countable, derogatory, error-lua-timeout, often
10. Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
    colloquial, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
11. Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
    colloquial, countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable
12. Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
    Scotland, colloquial, countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable

Equivalents

75 more languages

አማርኛዝንጅብል

العربيةأصهبالزنجبيلزنجبيل

Azərbaycan dilizəncəfil

Беларускаяімбірруды

Българскиджинджифилриж

বাংলাআদা

བོད་སྐད།སྒ

Bosanskiđumbirrudaђумбир

Catalàgingebrepèl-roigpèl-roja

Češtinazázvorzázvorovýzrzavýzrzekzrzka+ 2 more

Cymraegcochcochencochyncynhyrfumelyngochsinsirsymbyluysbardunoysgogi+ 6 more

Danskingefær

Ελληνικάξανθοκόκκινοξανθοκόκκινοςπιπερόριζαπυρρόνπυρρόξανθοςτζίντζερ+ 3 more

Esperantorufazingibro

Euskarajengibre

فارسیزنجبیلشنگویر

Suomiinkivääripunatukka

Vosa Vakavitilayalaya

Gaeilgeruasinséar

Galegoroxorubiosinxebraxenxibre+ 1 more

ગુજરાતીઅદરકઆદુ

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻawapuhi Pākē

עבריתג׳ינג׳יזנגביל

हिन्दीअदरकआदा

Hrvatskiđumbirrudaђумбир

Magyargyömbér

Հայերենզանջաֆիլիմբիրկոճապղպեղսնգրվեղտաքկոճ+ 2 more

Bahasa Indonesiajahe

Íslenskaengifer

Italianogingerpel di carotatestarossazenzero+ 1 more

日本語ジンジャー生姜生姜味生姜色薑赤毛赤褐色赤褐色の+ 5 more

ქართულიკოჭამოწითალოჟღალიწითელიწითური+ 2 more

Қазақ тіліжанжабілзанзабіл

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្ញី

ಕನ್ನಡಶುಂಠಿ

한국어새앙생생강

Kurdîkopîrotzencefîl

Latinazingiberzingiberi

LëtzebuergeschGeimerIngwer

ລາວຂີງ

Lietuviųimbieras

Te Reo Māorikōpīwhakahohe

Македонскиѓумбирѓумбировлисест

മലയാളംഇഞ്ചി

Монголгаацагаан гаа

मराठीआले

Bahasa Melayuhalia

Maltiġinġer

မြန်မာချင်း

नेपालीअदुवा

Nederlandsgemberrosrosse

ଓଡ଼ିଆଅଦା

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸੁੰਢ

PolskiimbirimbirowyrudaRudyrudzielecryżaryży+ 4 more

Portuguêsgengibreruivo

Românăghimberroșcat

Русскийимбирныйимбирьры́жаярыжий+ 1 more

සිංහලඉඟුරු

Slovenčinaďumbierhrdzavýryšavecryšavýzázvor+ 2 more

Slovenščinaingver

Shqipxhenxhefil

Српскиđumbirrudaђумбир

Svenskaingefärarödtott

Kiswahilimtangawizitangawizi

தமிழ்இஞ்சி

తెలుగుఅల్లము

Тоҷикӣзанҷабил

ไทยขิง

Tagalogluya

Türkçekızılzencefil

ئۇيغۇرچەزەنجىۋىل

Українськаімбирімбирнийрудий

اردوادرک

Tiếng Việtgừng

Yorùbáatalẹ̀

Examples

“The position in the country and in this House might be well expressed by a reference to the recent activities of the ginger party in Great Britain — the party that demanded that more ginger be put⟳ into the conduct of the war.”

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

“The party managers demanded more “ginger.””

“Can you buy⟳ dry ginger in Croatia? If not what is an alternative?”

“Here’s, um, not toast but bread, anyway. And a can of ginger.”

“A lot of people will tell⟳ you ‘ginger’ tastes best in glass, and there is a science behind that,” says the company’s commercial director.”

“Maybe I was naive in thinking that baking with fizzy juice (soda, ginger, pop, whatever your regional name⟳ for the stuff is!) would be straightforward.”

CEFR level