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Word: Ginger
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə
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 Definition:hot fragrant spice
a SE Asian plant, which resembles bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken.
Short Definition:plant from which ginger is taken
a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour.
Short Definition:light reddish-yellow colour
a quality of energy or spiritedness
Short Definition:quality of energy or spiritedness
Examples:- the ginger had gone out of the men
Word: Ginger
Speech Type: Verb
ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə
make someone or something more lively
Short Definition:make more lively
Examples:- she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up
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