n.
Pronunciation: ' jin-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer, from Medieval Latin gingiber, alteration of Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberi, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Pali si ṅ giv ē ra ginger
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1) : a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally (2) : the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger b : any of a genus ( Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes especially : a widely cultivated tropical herb ( Z. officinale ) that supplies most commercial ginger ― compare WILD GINGER
2 : PEP <the ginger to ⋯ work hard ― Willa Cather>
3 : a light reddish or reddish-brown color < ginger hair>
– gin · gery \ ' jinj-r ē , ' jin-j ə - \ adjective