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gingernut.

A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəɹnət/
  1. A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea.

    UK
  2. A redhead; a ginger-haired person.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger substrateder. Proto-Germanic *hnuts Proto-West Germanic *hnut Old English hnutu Middle English note English nut English gingernut From ginger + nut.

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