gingivere
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgingivere (uncountable)
- ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
- A kind of sauce made with ginger.
Related terms
editDescendants
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