I. gin ‧ ger 1 /ˈdʒɪndʒə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: gimgibre , gingimbre , from Latin zingiber , from Greek zingiberis ]
1 . a root with a very strong hot taste, or the powder made from this root, that is used in cooking
2 . the plant that this root comes from
3 . a bright orange-brown colour ⇨ gingery
II. ginger 2 BrE AmE adjective
1 . British English hair or fur that is ginger is bright orange-brown in colour:
a ginger cat
2 . [only before noun] flavoured with ginger
III. ginger 3 BrE AmE verb British English
ginger something ↔ up phrasal verb
to make something more exciting