I. gin‧ger¹ /ˈdʒɪndʒə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: gimgibre, gingimbre, from Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberis]

1. a root with a very strong hot taste, or the powder made from this root, that is used in cooking

2. the plant that this root comes from

3. a bright orange-brown colour ⇒ gingery

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II. ginger² adjective

1. British English hair or fur that is ginger is bright orange-brown in colour:
a ginger cat

2. [only before noun] flavoured with ginger

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III. ginger³ verb British English
ginger something ↔ up phrasal verb
to make something more exciting

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