"gingernut" meaning in English

See gingernut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-gingernut.ogg [Australia] Forms: gingernuts [plural], ginger nut [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ (iรฑci) Proto-Dravidian *wฤ“r Old Tamil ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (vฤ“r) Old Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (iรฑcivฤ“r)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ (siแนƒgivera)der. Ancient Greek ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚ (zingรญberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberล Old English gingifer โ–ฒ 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|ginger|nut|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ (iรฑci) Proto-Dravidian *wฤ“r Old Tamil ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (vฤ“r) Old Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (iรฑcivฤ“r)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ (siแนƒgivera)der. Ancient Greek ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚ (zingรญberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberล Old English gingifer โ–ฒ 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger root", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ", "lang" : "oty" }, { "id" : "root", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Dravidian", "term" : "*wฤ“r", "lang" : "dra-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘†", "lang" : "oty" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘†", "lang" : "oty" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sauraseni Prakrit", "term" : "๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ", "lang" : "pra-sau" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "zingiberi", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "gingiber", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*gingiberล", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "gingifer", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "gingembre", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gingivere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gingere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ginger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nut", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hnuts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*hnut", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "hnutu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "note", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nut", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gingernut", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gingernut"> From ginger + nut. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gingernut (plural gingernuts)
  1. (UK) A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea. Tags: UK Synonyms: gingersnap
    Sense id: en-gingernut-en-noun-oGTUmqUs Categories (other): British English, Tea Disambiguation of Tea: 49 51
  2. (UK, slang) A redhead; a ginger-haired person. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-gingernut-en-noun-avJhfb32 Categories (other): British English, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Cakes and pastries, Tea Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 82 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Tea: 49 51

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Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nOld Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ (iรฑci)\nProto-Dravidian *wฤ“r\nOld Tamil ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (vฤ“r)\nOld Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (iรฑcivฤ“r)bor.\nSauraseni Prakrit ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ (siแนƒgivera)der.\nAncient Greek ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚ (zingรญberis)bor.\nLatin zingiberi\nLate Latin gingiberbor.\nProto-West Germanic *gingiberล\nOld English gingifer\nโ–ฒ\nOld French gingembreinflu.\nMiddle English gingivere\nMiddle English gingere\nEnglish ginger\nProto-Germanic *hnuts\nProto-West Germanic *hnut\nOld English hnutu\nMiddle English note\nEnglish nut\nEnglish gingernut\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger root\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old Tamil\", \"term\" : \"๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ\", \"lang\" : \"oty\" }, { \"id\" : \"root\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"root\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Dravidian\", \"term\" : \"*wฤ“r\", \"lang\" : \"dra-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old Tamil\", \"term\" : \"๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘†\", \"lang\" : \"oty\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old Tamil\", \"term\" : \"๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘†\", \"lang\" : \"oty\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Sauraseni Prakrit\", \"term\" : \"๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ\", \"lang\" : \"pra-sau\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"zingiberi\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"gingiber\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*gingiberล\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"gingifer\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"influ.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Influenced by\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"ginger\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"gingembre\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"influence\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"gingivere\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"gingere\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"ginger\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"nut\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*hnuts\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*hnut\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"hnutu\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"note\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"nut\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"gingernut\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"gingernut\">\nFrom ginger + nut.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nOld Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ (iรฑci)\nProto-Dravidian *wฤ“r\nOld Tamil ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (vฤ“r)\nOld Tamil ๐‘€‡๐‘€œ๐‘†๐‘€˜๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ๐‘† (iรฑcivฤ“r)bor.\nSauraseni Prakrit ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€๐‘€•๐‘€บ๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ญ (siแนƒgivera)der.\nAncient Greek ฮถฮนฮณฮณฮฏฮฒฮตฯฮนฯ‚ (zingรญberis)bor.\nLatin zingiberi\nLate Latin gingiberbor.\nProto-West Germanic *gingiberล\nOld English gingifer\nโ–ฒ\nOld French gingembreinflu.\nMiddle English gingivere\nMiddle English gingere\nEnglish ginger\nProto-Germanic *hnuts\nProto-West Germanic *hnut\nOld English hnutu\nMiddle English note\nEnglish nut\nEnglish gingernut\nFrom ginger + nut.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gingernuts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ginger nut",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gingernut (plural gingernuts)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biscuit",
          "biscuit"
        ],
        [
          "ginger",
          "ginger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK) A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gingersnap"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A redhead; a ginger-haired person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "redhead",
          "redhead"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, slang) A redhead; a ginger-haired person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "En-au-gingernut.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/En-au-gingernut.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gingernut"
}

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