gingembre

French

Etymology

From Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛ̃.ʒɑ̃bʁ/
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Noun

gingembre m (plural gingembres)

  1. ginger (spice)

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

gingembre m (oblique plural gingembres, nominative singular gingembres, nominative plural gingembre)

  1. ginger

Descendants

References

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