Found 3 items, similar to ginger.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ginger halia, jahe
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ginger ginger n 1: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems 2: dried ground gingerroot [syn: powdered ginger] 3: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery [syn: gingerroot] 4: liveliness and energy; “this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep” [syn: pep, peppiness] ginger adj : (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; “a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes”; “a ginger kitten” [syn: gingery] ginger v : add ginger to in order to add flavor; “ginger the soup”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ginger Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[=i]l, fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn + v["e]ra body.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber officinale . [1913 Webster] 2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine. [1913 Webster] Ginger ale (a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated. (a) See ginger beer, below. Ginger beer or Ginger ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger. Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy. Ginger pop. See Ginger ale (above). Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger. Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger. [1913 Webster]