gingivere
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English gingifer and Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gingivere (uncountable)
- ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
- A kind of sauce made with ginger.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: ginger
- Scots: ginger, ginge
- → Irish: sinséar
- → Scottish Gaelic: dinnsear
- → Manx: jinshar
- → Welsh: sinsir
References[edit]
- “ǧinǧivere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.
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- enm:Sauces
- enm:Spices
- enm:Zingiberales order plants