Ginger

Definition: Ginger

Ginger

Adjective

1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten".

Noun

1. Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.

2. Dried ground gingerroot.

3. Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery.

4. Liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep".

Verb

1. Add ginger to.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Ginger" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a virgin maid".

Date "ginger" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Computing

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Ginger

Condiment

Ginger, turmeric.

Crosswords: Ginger

Why don't you get me ginger ale, with a big scoop of peanut butter (Saved by the Bell; writing credit: Ana Maria Moretzsohn)

Yours was gin and ginger ale, right (Hopscotch; writing credit: Bryan Forbes; Brian Garfield)

Gif me a visky, ginger ale on the side, and don' be stingy, baby (Anna Christie; writing credit: Frances Marion; Eugene O'Neill)

Oh, and Ginger, by the way. Just a real smooth move runnin' to your mommy (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

Ginger, I've got a problemI've got a real problemnow you're a girl, right (Gilligan's Island; writing credit: Ivani Ribeiro)

I think sick like ginger ale (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6)

Ginger Rogers, dance on air (Vogue; performing artist: Madonna)

Ginger, ginger you're a witch (Lucifer Sam; performing artist: Pink Floyd)

Ginger in the Morning (1973)

The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)

Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus (1949)

Girls Only: Ginger Lynn (2002)

Ginger Lynn: The E! True Hollywood Story (2002)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Buderim Ginger Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Ginger Star (Book of Skaith Volume 1) (reference)

• Red Hot and Green: 50 Spicy Vegetarian Recipes Cooking With Chilies, Peppercorns, Mustards, Horseradish, and Ginger (reference)

• A Spoonful of Ginger : Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens (reference)

• Ginger Brown: The Nobody Boy (First Stepping Stone Books) (reference)

• Sugar Cane and Ginger Growing in Indonesia [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Ginger Ale Afternoon (reference)

• Tap with Ginger - beginner level (reference)

• Playboy: Ginger Lynn Allen's Lingerie Gallery, Vol. 2 - Private Screening (reference)

• Ginger Marinated Stir Fry (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Koechlin: Danses pour Ginger Rogers (reference)

• Fela With Ginger Baker Live! T (reference)

• Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers At RKO: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology [LIVE] [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A ginger flower at Isla Gorgona. Credit: Small World.

Ginger, produce section of Asian Market. Credit: USDA.

Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum) at Upper Trail Creek. Credit: Terry Tuttle.

Close up with blossom of the Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum) at Upper Trail Creek. Credit: Terry Tuttle.

Ginger Beaumont. Credit: Library of Congress.

Howard Hughes, half-length portrait, facing front, seated with Ginger Rogers in the Gold Room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Far Side. "Oh, Ginger - you look absoultely stunning ... and whatever you rolled in sure does stink" "I tell you, a crib is just plain worthless - what we need around here is a cardboard box" / Larson. Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Lili Darvas, holding cat Ginger, as Coco and Fanchette, respectively, in Cheri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Drink cool, clear, unsweetened fruit juices, such as apple or grape juice or light-colored sodas such as ginger ale that have lost their fizz and do not have caffeine. (references)

Mild, clear liquids, such as water, clear broth, sports drinks such as Gatorade, or ginger ale, are best. If these drinks make you more thirsty or nauseous, try diluting them with water. (references)

Business

Certain simple herbals -- such as ginger, garlic, and ginseng – may be sold as non-medicinal supplements as long as they do not claim to treat or prevent disease. (references)

Economic History

Fiji

Other important export crops include coconuts and ginger, although production levels of both are declining. (references)

Laos

Agriculture (51% of GDP): Primary products--glutinous rice, coffee, corn, sugarcane, vegetables, tobacco, ginger, water buffalo, pigs, cattle, and poultry. (references)

Travel

Chad

Colorful clothing, gum arabic, local spices such as ginger, foods, grains, mats, curdled sour milk, are all for sale. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "ginger": Canada ginger ♦ Canton ginger ♦ common ginger ♦ crystallized ginger ♦ Ginger ale ♦ Ginger beer ♦ Ginger cordial ♦ ginger family ♦ ginger grass oil ♦ ginger nut ♦ Ginger pop ♦ ginger Rogers ♦ ginger up ♦ Ginger wine ♦ jamaica ginger ♦ pear ginger ♦ powdered ginger ♦ race ginger ♦ red ginger ♦ sea ginger ♦ shell ginger ♦ stem ginger ♦ white ginger ♦ wild ginger. Additional references.

Beginning with "ginger": ginger-beer, ginger-bread, ginger-clad, ginger-coloured, ginger-cordial, ginger-frizzed, ginger-glistening, ginger-hair, ginger-haired, ginger-mutant-she, Ginger-nob, ginger-nut, ginger-pop, Ginger-pubes, ginger-red, ginger-root, ginger-snap, ginger-suited, ginger-whiskered.

Ending with "ginger": not-so-ginger.

Albanian

gjallëri (activity, alacrity, alertness, animation, brio, briskness, dynamism, ebullience, ebulliency, effervescence, effervescency, friskiness, life, liveliness, lustiness, mercuriality, pep, pepper, sprightliness, verdure, verve, vitality, vivacity, volatility, zest), xhenxhefil, vrull (Ardor, ardour, burst, career, dash, drive, driving force, elan, flush, furor, fury, impetuosity, impetus, momentum, pelt, pep, pith, raciness, rage, reach, spasm, spurt, tear, tearing, thrust, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, violence, zest, zip), ngjyrë e kuqërreme (tan). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نعش (bier, brace, brisk, buck up, casket, coffin, elevate, exhilarate, freshen, freshen up, hearse, invigorate, pall, pick up, put smb. on his leg, rally, reanimate, reflate, refresh, revitalize, revive), ‏نشط (activate, active, animate, bestir oneself, brisk, buoyant, elevate, harden, hum, invigorate, live, liven, pep up, perk up, pick up, practising, pushing, quick, quicken, reactivate, rekindle, revive, rouse, stimulate, stringent, strong, vivify, waken), ‏نشاط (action, activity, alacrity, bang, bounce, energy, forcefulness, go, kick, lift, liveliness, mettle, momentum, movement, pep, promptitude, prosperity, pursuit, spirit, spunk, stir, strenuousness, tuck, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, virility, zip), ‏لون بني, ‏حيوية (activity, animation, dash, drive, elan, energy, life, liveliness, pep, sparkle, spirit, sprightliness, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, vitality, vivacity, youthfulness, zest, zing, zip), ‏زنجبيل. (various references)

Bulgarian 

червенокос човек (carrots, redhead, Sandy), жар (ardour, embers, fervency, fervor, fervour, fire, flame, glow, gusto, heat, incandescence, mustard, vehemence, violence, warmth, zest), живост (activity, agility, alertness, brio, esprit, jazz, liveliness, mercuriality, mobility, nervousness, pep, punch, snap, sprightliness, spunk, vinegar, vitality, vivacity, vividness, volatility, zap), джинджифил. (various references)

Chamorro

hasngot. (various references)

Chinese 

姜 . (various references)

Czech

zrzek, zrzavý (red, red haired, Zrzavý), zázvorový (gingery), zázvor, ryšavý (redhead, Sorrel). (various references)

Danish

ingefaer. (various references)

Dutch

gember. (various references)

Esperanto

zingibro. (various references)

Farsi 

حرارت (Ardor, Fire, Heat, Impetuosity, Vehemence, Verve, Warmth, Zeal), تندی (Acerbity, Acrimony, Discourtesy, Heat, Impetuosity, Kick, Pace, Pungency, Rapidity, Rigor, Speed, Vehemence, Velocity, Violence, Virulence), تحریک کردن (Actuate, Agitate, Annoy, Arouse, Bestir, Edge, Egg, Excite, Fuel, Goad, Hypo, Incense, Incite, Instigate, Motivate, Move, Pique, Prick, Prime, Provoke, Stimulate), زنجبیل زدن به , زنجبیل . (various references)

Finnish

inkivääri. (various references)

French

gingembre. (various references)

German

ingwer. (various references)

Greek 

πιπερόρριζα, ζιγγίβερι. (various references)

Hebrew 

להפיח רוח חיים (enliven, invigorate, regenerate, vitalize, vivify), זנגויל, ג'ינג'י (red haired, red head). (various references)

Hungarian

vörösessárga (gingerish, sorrel), gyömbér. (various references)

Indonesian

jahe, halia. (various references)

Italian

zenzero. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

生薑 , 生姜 , ジョセフソン素子 (a stein, a tankard, amug, bit by bit, cardigan, dilemma, dilettante, dish with mutton and vegetables, Genghis Khan, gin, gin fizz, ginger ale, giraffe, jin, jingoism, jinx, jitterbug, job, job enlargement, job enrichment, job menu, job rotation, job title, jobhopper, jockey, jodhpurs, John, John Bull, John Travolta, Josephson device, riding breeches, suit, suitcase, super, super high decker, super Schottky diode, super size wide screen, super woofer, supercar, supercharger, supercomputer, superhighway, superimpose, superjet, supermarket, supermarket chain, supernova, super-size, supersonic, superstar, superstation, superstore, supertanker, superviser, supervisor, superwoman, synthesis, vest, waistcoat, Zimbabwe, Zinjanthropus, zirconium). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょうが (the ego, the self), ジンジャー . (various references)

Korean 

생강. (various references)

Manx

ruy (copper-complexioned, foxy, red, red-haired, sandy, tan), jinshar, fynn-ruy (brown, sandy), cur jinshar ayn. (various references)

Norwegian

rødbrun, ingefær. (various references)

Papiamen

gèmber, ehèmber. (various references)

Pig Latin

ingergay.(various references)

Portuguese

gengibre. (various references)

Romanian

ghimbir, vitalitate (gimp, life blood, pulse, vigor, vigour, vitality), imbir, culoare roşcatã. (various references)

Russian 

рыжий человек, оживленность (sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity), приподнятое настроение (elation, high spirits, pizzazz), пикантность (piquancy, poignancy, raciness, sauce), имбирь имбирный, имбирь. (various references)

Scottish

dinnsear. (various references)

Sepedi

gemere. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

đumbir. (various references)

Spanish

jengibre. (various references)

Swedish

ingefära. (various references)

Thai

ขิง (gingerroot). (various references)

Turkish

zencefil katmak, zencefil (gingery), teşvik etmek (abet, cheer, cheer on, countenance, draw, egg, egg on, embolden, encourage, fillip, Foster, ginger up, give a fillip to, give countenance to, goad, goad on, incite, induce, inspirit, instigate, keep smb. in countenance, lend countenance to, lend wings to, prod, prompt, put a premium on, put smb. on his mettle, revitalize, set on, sharpen, spark, spoonfeed, spur, spur smb. on, stimulate, stir up, tickle up, urge), taba rengi (snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, tan), kızılımsı sarı renk, kızıl saçlı (carroty, red haired, red head, red-headed), kışkırtmak (agitate, antagonize, defy, egg, egg on, excite, fan the flame, ferment, foment, ginger up, goad, goad on, hound, hound on, incite, inflame, instigate, jockey into, lash, prod, provoke, rouse, set on, solicit, sting, stir up, tempt, warm up, whip up), hızlandırmak (accelerate, expedite, force the pace, ginger up, hasten, hurry, jazz, jazz up, pour it on, pour on the speed, precipitate, quicken, Rev, rev up, speed, speed up, whip up, wing), enerjik (active, beany, brisk, driving, dynamic, energetic, full of beans, gingery, high pressure, lively, peppy, rustling, springy, vibrant, vigorous, virile, warm blooded, zippy), dürtmek (dig, edge on, ginger up, goad, hustle, incite, jab, jog, jolt, nudge, poke, prod, shove, spur, spur smb. on, thrust), dürtü (challenge, compulsion, drive, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, motivation, motive, spur, stimulation, urge), canlandırmak (accelerate, animate, arouse, brace, bring to life, brisk, brisk up, characterize, drum up, enact, enliven, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, furbish up, galvanize, ginger up, give a fresh impetus to, hearten, impersonate, innervate, inspire, inspirit, interpret, invigorate, jazz, jazz up, jog, key up, liven, liven up, pep up, perform, personalize, personate, personify, play, play the role of, portray, quicken, rake up, rally, recreate, refresh, regenerate, represent, revitalize, revive, revivify, rouse, rouse up, smarten, smarten up, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, tone up, touch up, uplift, vitalize, vivify, wake, waken), canlılık (alacrity, animation, bounce, brightness, brio, buoyancy, color, colour, crispness, dynamics, elan, exhilaration, friskiness, life, liveliness, lustiness, perkiness, quickness, raciness, richness, saturation, spiritedness, sprightliness, stamina, stir, verve, vivacity, vividness), canlı (active, alive, animate, animated, beany, breezy, bright, brightly, brisk, bustling, colorful, colourful, Corky, crisp, crispy, dashing, dewy, driving, exhilarated, expressive, exuberant, feeling, fresh, full of beans, full of life, gay, genially, gingery, glowing, go-go, graphic, graphical, hearty, humming, in the flesh, inspired, life, live, lively, living, living being, living creature, lusty, mercurial, mettled, mettlesome, peppy, perky, picturesque, quick, racy, rich, rousing, sappy, saturated, smart, snappy, spirited, sprightly, springy, swinging, vibrant, vital, vivacious, vivid, warm, with it, zippy). (various references)

Ukrainian

імбир (zinziber), пікантність (piquancy, spice), пожвавлення (animation, cheer, exhilaration, merriment, reactivation, zing). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự hào hứng, cây gừng. (various references)

Welsh

sinsir. (various references)

gingiber, Zingiber officinale rosc, Zingiber officinale roscoe. (various references)

gingimbratus. (various references)

ginginbrat. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "ginger": gingerbread, gingerbreaded, gingerbreads, gingerbready, gingered, gingering, gingerliness, gingerlinesses, gingerly, gingerroot, gingerroots, gingers, gingersnap, gingersnaps, gingery. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Ginger" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gangotri, giger, Gigero, gigery, ginder, ginepro, Ginga, gingar, ginge, Gingin, gingo, Gogner, Guignard, gunga, gunge, gungey, pinger, Yinger. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: reign, renig.

-2 letters: gien, girn, grig, grin, rein, ring.

-3 letters: egg, eng, erg, ern, gen, gie, gig, gin, ire, reg, rei, rig, rin.

-4 letters: en, er, in, ne, re.

+1 letter: gearing, gingers, gingery, greeing, greying, merging, naggier, niggler, serging, snigger, verging.

+2 letters: agreeing, angering, dredging, emerging, enraging, ganglier, gearings, gingered, gingerly, gorgerin, greasing, greening, greeting, grieving, grueling, grungier, lagering, nigglers, refuging, regaling, regiving, regluing, reigning, reneging, renigged, rogueing, sergings, snaggier, sniggers, sniggler, unrigged, wagering.

+3 letters: averaging, badgering, beggaring, begirding, begriming, buggering, daggering, dangering, degerming, degrading, demerging, deranging, deterging, diverging, dogearing, dredgings, egressing, engirding, engorging, engraving, enlarging, fingering, foregoing, gandering, gardening, garnering, gartering, gathering, gendering, gesturing, gettering, gheraoing, gibbering, gingering, glowering, goffering, goitrogen, gorgerins, gorgonize, governing, graveling, grecizing, greenings, greenling, greenwing, greetings, gregarine, groveling, gruelings, gruelling, grungiest, guttering, hungering, immerging, intergang, jiggering, laagering, lingering, mongering, niggarded, pargeting, presaging, rearguing, reforging, regaining, regarding, regauging, regearing, regilding, reglazing, reglowing, regorging, regrading, regrating, regrowing, rehanging, rehinging, reimaging, rejudging, remerging, renigging, repegging, repugning, rerigging, resigning, restaging, resurging, retagging, revenging, ridgeling, saggering, sniggered, sniggerer, snigglers, targeting.