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ginger

/ˈdʒɪndʒə/

/ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/

gingernoun

gingers

Translations

имбирь

Ginger is often used in cooking for its spicy flavor.

Имбирь часто используется в кулинарии за его острый вкус.

Definitions

A hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, used in cooking and medicine.

She added a pinch of ginger to the soup for extra flavor.

The plant from which ginger is obtained, having leafy stems and yellowish-green flowers.

The ginger in the garden has grown quite tall this year.

A reddish-brown or yellowish-brown color.

The cat had a beautiful ginger coat that shone in the sunlight.

A person with red hair.

The ginger in the group stood out with his bright hair.

Energy, liveliness, or spirited vigor.

The new manager brought some much-needed ginger to the project.

A non-alcoholic or mildly alcoholic drink made with ginger, especially ginger beer or ginger ale.

"Two gingers, please," she told the bartender.

Synonyms

gingeradjective

more ginger

Comp.

most ginger

Super.

/ˈdʒɪndʒə/

/ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/

Translations

рыжий

She has a ginger cat.

У нее есть рыжий кот.

Additional translations

имбирный

Definitions

Having a reddish-brown or orange-brown color, typically used to describe hair.

She admired his ginger hair that shone brightly in the sunlight.

Synonyms

strawberry-blonde

reddish

auburn

gingerverb

gingered

Past Simple

gingered

Past Participle

gingering

Gerund

Transitive verb meaning to flavor with ginger or to enliven (often with up).

Definitions

To season or flavor with ginger.

She gingered the stew with freshly grated root.

To enliven, stimulate, or add spirit to (often followed by up).

The speaker’s jokes gingered up the otherwise dull conference.

Synonyms

zest up

spice up

pep up

liven up