gingembre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛ̃.ʒɑ̃bʁ/
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Noun

gingembre m (plural gingembres)

  1. ginger (spice)

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

gingembre m (oblique plural gingembres, nominative singular gingembres, nominative plural gingembre)

  1. ginger

Descendants

  • French: gingembre

References

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