ginger

Describes a person with red or reddish-brown hair, or something flavored with or resembling ginger.

• 🇷🇺Описывает человека с рыжими или красновато-коричневыми волосами, или что-то, имеющее вкус имбиря или напоминающее его.

1. Hair color A2 informal

   Having reddish-brown or orange-brown hair, often associated with fair skin.

   • She has beautiful ginger hair.
   • He is a ginger boy with freckles.
   • The ginger cat sat on the windowsill.

   🇷🇺Рыжий

   Synonyms: auburncarrotycopperyredredheadedrustytitian

2. Flavor or color B1 formal

   Relating to the taste, smell, or color of the ginger root.

   • The ginger tea had a warm, spicy flavor.
   • She added a ginger tint to the sauce.
   • The cake had a subtle ginger aroma.

   🇷🇺Имбирный

   Synonyms: gingery

• gingerer comparative form
• gingerest superlative form

uncountable

A noun referring to a pungent, aromatic spice derived from the root of a tropical plant, used in cooking and for medicinal purposes.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее пряную, ароматную специю, получаемую из корня тропического растения, используемую в кулинарии и в лечебных целях.

1. Spice A2 formal culinary

   A hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, used in cooking and baking.

   • She added fresh ginger to the stir-fry for extra flavor.
   • Ginger is a key ingredient in many Asian dishes.
   • I love the taste of ginger in my tea.

   🇷🇺Имбирь

   Synonyms: gingerroot

2. Plant B1 formal culinary

   The plant itself, Zingiber officinale, whose rhizome is used as a spice.

   • The ginger plant grows well in tropical climates.
   • Farmers harvest ginger by digging up the rhizomes.
   • Ginger plants have beautiful green leaves.

   🇷🇺Имбирь

3. Hair color A2 informal

   A reddish-brown or orange-brown color, typically used to describe hair.

   • She has beautiful ginger hair.
   • He is a ginger with freckles.
   • The baby was born with a full head of ginger hair.

   🇷🇺Рыжий цвет волос

   Synonyms: auburncopperredtitian

• gingers plural form
• gingers' possessive plural form
• ginger's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to add ginger to something, or to make something more lively, sharp, or exciting (often used in the phrase 'ginger up').

• 🇷🇺Добавлять имбирь во что-либо, или делать что-то более живым, острым или захватывающим (часто используется во фразе 'ginger up').

1. Add ginger to B2 formal

   To flavor or season something with ginger.

   • She gingered the tea with fresh root.
   • The chef gingered the sauce to give it a spicy kick.
   • He gingered the stir-fry generously.

   🇷🇺Добавить имбирь

2. Energize or invigorate C1 informal british

   To make something more lively, exciting, or energetic.

   • The new manager gingered up the team with fresh ideas.
   • They gingered the party with some upbeat music.
   • A bit of competition can ginger up the whole process.

   🇷🇺Оживить

   Synonyms: animateenergizeenliveninvigoratepep upspice upstimulate

   Antonyms: calmdeadendullpacifyquietensedatesoothesubduetame

• gingered past participle
• gingered past simple
• gingering present participle
• gingers third person singular

Phrasal variants: ginger up