gingery.
Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).
Meaning & usage
Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).
gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox
Having reddish-brown hair. (of a person)
Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.
a gingery broth / stir-fry
Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.
Ginger, inhibited, cautious.
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 Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gingery From ginger + -y.
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