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   Gin·ger

   /ˈjinjər/

   

   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.
   • 2. a Southeast Asian plant, which resembles bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken.
   • 3. a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown color.
   • ▪ a red-haired or ginger-haired person. informal, derogatory British
   • 4. spirit; mettle: "he had more ginger than her first husband"

   adjective

   • 1. (chiefly of hair or fur) of a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown color.
   • ▪ (of a cat) having ginger fur: "a ginger tom"
   • ▪ (of a person) having red or ginger hair.

   verb

   • 1. make someone or something more lively: "she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up"

   Word Origin late Old Englishgingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gingery adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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