The Wordsmith Dictionary

Gin "ger, n. Etym: [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre,gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. zenjebil, fr. Skr. , prop. , hornshaped; horn + vëra body. ]

1. (Bot. )

Defn: A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.

2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger. -- Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy. -- Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above ). -- Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger. -- Wild ginger (Bot. ), an American herb (Asarum Canadense ) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.

GINGERBREAD

GINGERBREAD Gin "ger *bread `, n.

Defn: A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. "Gingerbread that was full fine. " Chaucer. Gingerbread tree (Bot. ), the doom palm; -- so called from the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread. See Doom Palm. -- Gingerbread work, ornamentation, in architecture or decoration, of a fantastic, trivial, or tawdry character.

GINGERLY

Gin "ger *ly, adv. Etym: [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf. dial. Sw. gingla, gängla, to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang. ]

Defn: Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. What is't that you took up so gingerly Shak.

GINGERNESS

GINGERNESS Gin "ger *ness, n.

Defn: Cautiousness; tenderness.

New American Oxford Dictionary

ginger

gin ger |ˈjinjər ˈʤɪnʤər | ▶noun 1 a hot fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant. It is chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied. • spirit; mettle: he had more ginger than her first husband. 2 a Southeast Asian plant, which resembles bamboo in appearance, from which this rhizome is taken. [Zingiber officinale, family Zingiberaceae. ] 3 a light reddish-yellow color. ▶adjective (chiefly of hair or fur ) of a light reddish-yellow color. • (of a person or animal ) having ginger hair or fur. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. gingered ) flavor with ginger: gingered chicken wings. 2 (ginger someone /something up ) stimulate; enliven: she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up. DERIVATIVES gin ger y adjective ORIGIN late Old English gingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin.

ginger ale

gin ger ale |ˈʤɪnʤər ˌeɪl | ▶noun a clear, effervescent nonalcoholic drink flavored with ginger extract.

ginger beer

gin ger beer |ˈʤɪnʤər ˌbɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a cloudy, effervescent drink made from a mixture of ginger and syrup.

gingerbread

gin ger bread |ˈjinjərˌbred ˈʤɪnʤərˌbrɛd | ▶noun cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger. • fancy decoration, esp. on a building: [ as modifier ] : a high-gabled gingerbread house. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger ), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger ). The change in the ending in the 15th cent. was due to association with bread .

gingerbread man

gin ¦ger |bread man ▶noun a flat ginger biscuit shaped like a person.

ginger group

gin ¦ger group ▶noun Brit. a highly active faction within a party or movement that presses for stronger action on a particular issue.

ginger jar

gin ger jar ▶noun a small ceramic jar with a high rim over which a lid fits.

gingerly

gin ger ly |ˈjinjərlē ˈʤɪnʤərli | ▶adverb in a careful or cautious manner: Jackson sat down very gingerly. ▶adjective showing great care or caution: with strangers the preliminaries are taken at a gingerly pace. DERIVATIVES gin ger li ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘daintily, mincingly ’): perhaps from Old French gensor ‘delicate, ’ comparative of gent ‘graceful, ’ from Latin genitus ‘well-born. ’

ginger snap

gin ger snap ▶noun a thin brittle cookie flavored with ginger.

ginger wine

gin ¦ger wine ▶noun [ mass noun ] an alcoholic drink made from fermented sugar, water, and bruised ginger.

Oxford Dictionary

ginger

gin ¦ger |ˈdʒɪndʒə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, which may be chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied. • short for ginger ale. 2 a SE Asian plant, which resembles bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken. ●Zingiber officinale, family Zingiberaceae. 3 a light reddish-yellow colour. 4 a quality of energy or spiritedness: the ginger had gone out of the men. ▶adjective (chiefly of hair or fur ) of a light reddish-yellow colour. • (of a person or animal ) having ginger hair or fur. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. gingered ) flavour with ginger: gingered sweet-potato salad. 2 (ginger someone /thing up ) make someone or something more lively: she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up. DERIVATIVES gingery adjective ORIGIN late Old English gingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin.

ginger ale

gin ¦ger ale ▶noun [ mass noun ] a clear effervescent non-alcoholic drink flavoured with ginger extract.

ginger beer

gin ¦ger beer ▶noun [ mass noun ] a cloudy effervescent drink made from a mixture of root or ground ginger and syrup.

gingerbread

gin ¦ger |bread |ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger. 2 [ often as modifier ] elaborate or ornate decoration, especially on the eaves or porch of a building. PHRASES take the gilt off the gingerbread Brit. make something no longer attractive or desirable. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger ), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger ). The change in the ending in the 15th cent. was due to association with bread .

gingerbread man

gin ¦ger |bread man ▶noun a flat ginger biscuit shaped like a person.

ginger group

gin ¦ger group ▶noun Brit. a highly active faction within a party or movement that presses for stronger action on a particular issue.

ginger jar

gin ¦ger jar ▶noun a small ceramic jar with a high rim over which a lid fits.

gingerly

gin |ger ¦ly |ˈdʒɪndʒəli | ▶adverb in a careful or cautious manner: Jackson sat down very gingerly. ▶adjective showing great care or caution: a gingerly pace. DERIVATIVES gingerliness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘daintily, mincingly ’): perhaps from Old French gensor ‘delicate ’, comparative of gent ‘graceful ’, from Latin genitus ‘(well- ) born ’.

ginger nut

ginger nut (also ginger snap ) ▶noun Brit. a hard ginger-flavoured biscuit.

ginger wine

gin ¦ger wine ▶noun [ mass noun ] an alcoholic drink made from fermented sugar, water, and bruised ginger.

American Oxford Thesaurus

gingerly

gingerly adverb he stepped gingerly on to the ice: cautiously, carefully, with care, warily, charily, circumspectly, delicately; heedfully, watchfully, vigilantly, attentively; hesitantly, timidly. ANTONYMS recklessly.

Oxford Thesaurus

gingerly

gingerly adverb he stepped gingerly on to the ice: cautiously, carefully, with caution, with care, circumspectly, delicately, warily, charily, guardedly, prudently, judiciously, on one's guard, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, suspiciously, attentively, heedfully, watchfully, vigilantly, observantly, alertly, cannily; hesitantly, timidly, timorously. ANTONYMS carelessly; recklessly.

Duden Dictionary

Ginger

Gin ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈd͜ʃɪnd͜ʃɐ |der Ginger; Genitiv: des Ginger [s ], Plural: die Ginger englisch ginger < lateinisch gingiber, Ingwer Ingwer

Gingerale

Gin ger ale , Gin ger-Ale Substantiv, Neutrum , das Ginger-Ale |…eɪl …eɪl |englisch ginger ale, zu: ale, Ale alkoholfreies Erfrischungsgetränk mit Ingwergeschmack

Gingerbeer

Gin ger beer , Gin ger-Beer Substantiv, Neutrum , das Ginger-Beer |…biːɐ̯ …biːɐ̯ |das Gingerbeer; Genitiv: des Gingerbeers, Plural: die Gingerbeers das Ginger-Beer; Genitiv: des Ginger-Beers, Plural: die Ginger-Beers englisch ginger beer, zu: beer = Bier Ingwerbier

French Dictionary

gingembre

gingembre n. m. nom masculin Plante dont la racine est employée comme condiment. : Des biscuits au gingembre.

Spanish Dictionary

ginger ale

ginger ale o ginger-ale nombre masculino Bebida refrescante y efervescente, de color amarillento y elaborada con jengibre que se suele tomar mezclada con otras bebidas .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés ginger ale , compuesto de ginger ‘jengibre ’ y ale ‘cerveza ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘yínyer eil ’.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ginger

gin ger /dʒɪ́n (d )ʒə r /名詞 U 1 (香辛料, 薬用などの )ジンジャー〘ショウガの根の粉末〙; ショウガ (の根 ).2 ショウガ色, 黄 [赤 ]褐色 .3 ｟くだけて｠刺激 , 元気, 活気 .形容詞 1 ｟英｠(髪毛皮などが )ショウガ色の, 黄 [赤 ]褐色の ▸ ginger hair 赤毛 ▸ a ginger man 赤毛の人 2 〖名詞の前で〗ショウガ味の .動詞他動詞 1 ｟英｠〈物など〉を活気づける (up ).2 …にショウガの風味を付ける , …をぴりっとさせる .～̀ á le ジンジャーエール〘ショウガ味の清涼炭酸飲料〙.～̀ b é er ジンジャービール〘ショウガ味の低アルコール炭酸飲料〙.～̀ b í scuit ｟英｠ [n ú t ｟英｠, sn á p ｟米｠]ジンジャークッキー .～́ gr ò up ｟英｠(政党組織内で )積極的に活動する一派 .～́ p ò p ｟くだけて｠薄いジンジャービール .～̀ w í ne ジンジャーワイン .

gingerbread

g í nger br è ad 名詞 U 1 ジンジャーケーキ〘ショウガ風味のビスケット〙.2 けばけばしい装飾 .形容詞けばけばしい .

gingerly

gin ger ly /dʒɪ́n (d )ʒə r li /形容詞副詞非常に用心深い [く ], きわめて慎重な [に ], こわごわ .

gingery

gin ger y /dʒɪ́n (d )ʒ (ə )ri /形容詞 1 ショウガ (のような )味の ; ぴりっと辛い .2 〖通例名詞の前で〗ショウガ色 [赤黄色 ]の〈髪など〉.3 元気がいい .