Ginger Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈdʒɪndʒɝ/

JIN-jur

UK

/dʒˈɪndʒɐ/

JIN-juh

التعريف

Ginger is a spicy root used in cooking, drinks, and medicine. It can also describe a yellow-brown color, and informally it can refer to a person with red or orange hair.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most often, 'ginger' means the spice/root. In everyday English, 'ginger tea', 'ginger ale', and 'fresh ginger' are very common collocations. For hair color, 'ginger' is informal and can sound playful or rude depending on tone, so use it carefully.

• Spanish: jengibre - pelirrojo/a
• Portuguese (BR): gengibre - ruivo/a
• Portuguese (PT): gengibre - ruivo/a
• Chinese (Simplified): 姜 - 姜黄色的 - 红头发的人
• Chinese (Traditional): 薑 - 薑黃色的 - 紅頭髮的人
• Hindi: अदरक - लाल बालों वाला/वाली
• Arabic: زنجبيل - أشقر مائل إلى الحمرة
• Bengali: আদা - কমলা চুল (লোকজনের ক্ষেত্রে)
• Russian: имбирь - рыжий (о волосах)
• Japanese: ショウガ - 赤毛（髪色について）
• Vietnamese: gừng - tóc đỏ (màu tóc, dùng cho người)
• Korean: 생강 - 주황빛 머리카락 (사람)
• Turkish: zencefil - kızıl saç (kişi için)
• Urdu: ادرک - سرخ بال (بالوں کا رنگ)
• Indonesian: jahe - rambut merah (warna rambut, orang)

جمل نموذجية

I put ginger in the soup.

basic

This tea has ginger and lemon.

basic

Her cat has ginger fur.

basic

Can you grate some fresh ginger for the curry?

natural

I always drink ginger tea when I have a cold.

natural

He joked that his son got his ginger hair from his grandmother.

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