| NOUN | food | gingerroot, ginger | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant |
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| Meaning | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery. | |
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| Synonym | ginger | |
| Part of | common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale | Tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root |
| Broader | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
| Substance of | ginger, powdered ginger | dried ground gingerroot |
| ginger ale, ginger pop | ginger-flavored carbonated drink | |
| Spanish | jengibre | |
| Catalan | gingebre | |
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