ginger
Of a reddish-brown colorOf a reddish-brown color.
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By meaning 2
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Examples
27 sentencesCan I have a ginger ale?
Can you taste the ginger?
deSchmeckst du den Ingwer? — brauchinet
Sami doesn't like Layla because she is ginger.
Meaning
4 sensesOf a reddish-brown color.
rothaarig, rot, fuchsig
ры́жийrýžij
руди́йrudýj
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
Having hair or fur of this color.
a ginger tomcat
имби́рныйimbírnyj
імби́рнийimbýrnyj
(Canada, UK, US, regional)Very careful or cautious; also, delicate, sensitive.
(Cockney, UK, not comparable, slang)Homosexual.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English gingere, alteration of gingivere, from Old English gingifer,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”)).
Back-formation from gingerly (adverb).
Cockney rhyming slang: ginger beer, queer.
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Forms
more ginger, most ginger| Comparative | more ginger Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ginger Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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