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gingembre.

ginger (spice)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒɛ̃.ʒɑ̃bʁ/

  1. ginger (spice)

    masculine
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 gingiber Old French gingembre French gingembre Inherited from Old French gingembre, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi.

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