gingivere
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English gingifer and Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒindʒivər(ə)/, /ˈdʒindʒ(ə)vər(ə)/, /ˈdʒindʒər(ə)/
Noun
gingivere (uncountable)
- ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
- A kind of sauce made with ginger.
References
- “ǧinǧivere (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.
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