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# ginger

noun (ginger — uncountable; a ginger, gingers — informal); adjective (ginger)

«ginger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A plant root with a hot, spicy taste, used in cooking and drinks: ginger biscuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#m1)
2. (adjective) Orange-brown in colour, especially hair or a cat's fur: a ginger cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#m2)
3. (informal, UK, sometimes unkind) A person with red or orange hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#m3)
4. «ginger beer», «ginger ale» = fizzy drinks made with ginger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life ginger is in biscuits, gingerbread and stir-fries; a «ginger tom» is an orange male cat; in stories red-haired characters are called «ginger». Phrases: «ginger biscuit», «gingerbread man», «ginger cat», «ginger beer».

### Examples

- We made a gingerbread man with raisin eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x1)
- Ginger tea helps when you feel sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x2)
- Our ginger cat sleeps on the windowsill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x3)
- Ginger biscuits are good for dunking in tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x4)
- Grate a little fresh ginger into the soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x5)
- He has ginger hair and freckles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x6)
- Costly spices grew on the shores: the pepper plant, the cinnamon tree, ginger, saffron; the coffee plant and the tea plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable for the spice: «some ginger». Calling a person «Ginger» can be friendly or unkind teasing — be careful. In the US people say «red hair» more than «ginger hair».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ginger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ginger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ginger.html) on Mova free.