gingernut

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea. UK
  2. A redhead; a ginger-haired person. UK,slang

词形变化

gingernuts plural ginger nut alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)
Proto-Dravidian *wēr
Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.
Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.
Late Latin zingiberi
Late Latin gingiberbor.
Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō
Old English gingifer

Old French gingembreinflu.
Middle English gingivere
Middle English gingere
English ginger
Proto-Germanic *hnuts
Proto-West Germanic *hnut
Old English hnutu
Middle English note
English nut
English gingernut
From ginger + nut.
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