单词 | ginger |
释义 | Word Frequency ginger(ˈdʒɪndʒə) noun 1. any of several zingiberaceous plants of the genus Zingiber, esp Z. officinale of the East Indies, cultivated throughout the tropics for its spicy hot-tasting underground stem See also galangal , Compare wild ginger 2. the underground stem of this plant, which is used fresh or powdered as a flavouring or crystallized as a sweetmeat 3. any of certain related plants 4. a. a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour b. (as adjective) ginger hair 5. informal liveliness; vigour 6. (ˈɡɪŋə) informal, derogatory a person with ginger hair verb 7. (transitive) to add the spice ginger to (a dish) Word origin C13: from Old French gingivre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zinziberi, from Greek zingiberis, probably from Sanskrit śr̄ngaveram, from śr̄nga- horn + vera- body, referring to its shape |
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