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gingery.

Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).

    gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox
  2. Having reddish-brown hair. (of a person)

  3. Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.

    a gingery broth / stir-fry
  4. Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.

    dated
  5. Ginger, inhibited, cautious.

    US · dated
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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