[ US /ˈdʒɪndʒɝ/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈɪnd‍ʒɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
  2. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  3. dried ground gingerroot
  4. liveliness and energy
    this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
VERB
  1. add ginger to in order to add flavor
    ginger the soup
ADJECTIVE
  1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
    a ginger kitten
    a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes
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How To Use ginger In A Sentence

  • It was made of a mixture of roots of zedoary similar to ginger, lovage and peony, parsnip seeds, mistletoe, myrrh, castor oil and dried millipedes steeped in mugwort tea and brandy. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
  • Those of you who remember the lime and ginger scheme will be pleased to hear that it has been redone using damson, with gold trimming.
  • The best-known dressing-up dish is kimchee, vegetables pickled in sweetish but mostly hot red chili paste touched with garlic and ginger.
  • My family has not forgiven me yet, but perhaps if I make these, that will smooth things over! why so much baking soda? browning effect? because there's not that much molasses (acid). and it's only 4 cups flour. somebody enlighten me! oh and for your molasses question - depends if you want the stronger molasses flavor. robust is probably what is more commonly referred to as blackstrap molasses. the light stuff I think tastes too light for something like a ginger cookie, I think. and given there's only 1/2C of molasses in this recipe to go along with 2 C of regular sugar, I'd def say go for the robust. Jeremy Zawodny's linkblog
  • Its the same method, the only veg is the sweet potato and onion and the spice is ginger only, but at the end, after blending you add (heavy) cream, tamari, maple syrup and lime juice. Chipotle sweet potato soup | Homesick Texan
  • I chose blackstrap molasses because its hearty, slightly bitter flavor gave the gingerbread a dark, heavy richness.
  • Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod.
  • These included balsam, musk, benzoin, aloeswood, ginger, muslin, thoroughbred Arabian horses, and Chinese porcelain.
  • You could use ground dried ginger instead of ginger root in the following recipe, but it is not really an acceptable substitute.
  • The recipe for theriac varied but usually included vipers' flesh, parts of lizards, honey, plants, and herbs or spices (even ginger, cinnamon, and myrrh).
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