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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszenzero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈdzɛn.dze.ro/
"Il tè allo zenzero è molto rinfrescante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The pungent, spicy rhizome of a tropical plant, used as a cooking spice and in traditional medicine.
"She added freshly grated ginger to the soup to give it a warm kick."
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Having a reddish-orange or yellowish-brown color, typically used to describe hair.
"He had bright ginger hair and a scattering of freckles across his nose."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English gingivere, originating from Old French gingibre, and ultimately traced back through Medieval Latin zinziber from Sanskrit srngaveram, meaning horn-root, reflecting the shape of the rhizome.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ginger" is said worldwide
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gingembre
Transliteration: /ʒɛ̃.ʒɑ̃b/
"Le thé au gingembre est excellent pour la digestion."
Ingwer
Transliteration: /ˈɪŋvɐ/
"Ich trinke gerne Ingwertee im Winter."
zenzero
Transliteration: /ˈdzɛn.dze.ro/
"Il tè allo zenzero è molto rinfrescante."
jengibre
Transliteration: /xẽnˈxi.βɾe/
"El jengibre le da un sabor picante al plato."
gengibre
Transliteration: /ʒẽˈʒi.bɾe/
"O chá de gengibre ajuda a aliviar a tosse."
अदरक
Transliteration: adrak
"चाय में अदरक का स्वाद बहुत अच्छा लगता है।"
姜
Transliteration: jiāng
"这道菜需要加一些新鲜的姜末。"
생강
Transliteration: saenggang
"생강차는 감기 예방에 좋습니다."
生姜
Transliteration: shōga
"すりおろし生姜を冷奴にのせます。"
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