English Explanatory Dictionary

gingersnap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
  2. A hot-tempered person, particularly one who is red-haired.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəsnap/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gingersnap.wav

Word forms

gingersnap gingersnaps ginger snap ginger-snap

Etymology

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 Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap English gingersnap From ginger + snap.

Synonyms

gingerbread nut gingernut
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