A female given name from English and nickname. / (rare) A male nickname. / A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.

(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Prejudice or discrimination against people with red hair.

plural of ginger

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ginger

Spiced with ginger.

simple past tense and past participle of ginger

present participle of ginger

The quality of being ginger or cautious. / The state, quality, or, condition of being a ginger (red-haired individual); redheadedness.

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.

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown colour. / Having hair or fur of this colour.