Ginger vs Zinger - What's the difference?
ginger | zinger |
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale , used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
The plant that produces this rhizome.
Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
A reddish-brown colour/color.
A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
(colloquial, uncountable) vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character)
To add ginger to.
To enliven, to spice (up).
* 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 886:
To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
To move gingerly.
* 1972 September 1, Paul Hemphill, “‘I Gotta Let the Kid Go’”, in , ISSN 0024-3019, Volume 73, Number 9,
* 1979 , Bill Marshall, Bukom , Longman, ISBN 9780582642232, page 83:
* 1992 , Donald Anderson, “My Name Is Stephen Mann”, in Aethlon'', reprinted in ''Fire Road , University of Iowa Press (2001), ISBN 978-0-87745-778-7,
* 2009 , Montana Kid Hammer, The Old West Adventures of Ornery and Slim: The Partnership , AuthorHouse, ISBN 978-1-4389-1998-0,
(UK, Cockney rhyming slang) homosexual.
A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
A surprising or unusually pointed or telling remark.
An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
As nouns the difference between ginger and zinger
is that ginger is the pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative while zinger is {{cx|informal|lang=en}} A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.As an adjective ginger
is of a reddish-brown colour.As a verb ginger
is to add ginger to.As a proper noun Ginger
is {{given name|female|from=English}} and nickname.ginger
English
(wikipedia ginger)Etymology 1
(etyl) gingere, alteration of gingivere, from late (etyl) gingifer, gingiber (influenced by (etyl) gingibre), from ).Noun
Derived terms
* ginger ale * ginger beer * ginger group * ginger knob * ginger nut * ginger pop * ginger wine * gingerbread * gingerbread man * gingerette * gingerroot * gingersnap * gingery * Jamaica ginger * stem ginger * wild gingerDerived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- The accident was an excuse merely to replace an old-fashioned regular with old-fashioned notions by an active, fire-eating young general who would ginger things up.
Derived terms
* ginger upSee also
* parkin * redhead * shandy * shandygaff * turmeric *Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)page 42:
- Spring training began on Christmas Day, when my cousin and I gingered onto the lot behind the fire station to try out our new spikes.
- She gingered her way into the river and timidly splashed into its waters.
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- I gingered my hands into my grandfather’s [boxing] gloves.
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- Takin’ good care not to topple into the depths o’ this muddy ol’ ooze, I gingered my way across the muddy path along the river’s edge until I arrived at that big hat.
Etymology 3
Cockney rhyming slang: ginger beer = queerAdjective
(-)Anagrams
*zinger
English
Noun
(en noun)- The pitcher threw a real zinger and struck him out.
- My little niece let fly with the zinger that my sister was pregnant again.
- I was still reeling from the zinger of seeing my ex on a date with my best friend.