ginger
noun
[ ˈdʒɪndʒə ]
• a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, which may be chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied.
• a SE Asian plant, which resembles bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken.
• a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour.
• a quality of energy or spiritedness.
• "the ginger had gone out of the men"
ginger
adjective
• (chiefly of hair or fur) of a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour.
ginger
verb
• make someone or something more lively.
• "she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up"
Origin:
late Old English gingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin.
