ginger

jengibre

Tallo subterráneo de una planta, de sabor intenso y picante, usado para dar sabor a comidas y bebidas.

En inglés sencillo: A plant's underground stem with a strong, warm taste, used to flavor food and drinks.

• Add a little ginger to the soup.
• She grated fresh ginger into the sauce.
• Would you like some ginger tea?

Sinónimos: ginger root

Expresiones frecuentes: fresh ginger, ground ginger, ginger tea, sliced ginger

pelirrojo, pelirroja

Persona de pelo rojo o castaño rojizo; esta forma de llamarla puede resultar ofensiva.

En inglés sencillo: A person with red or reddish-brown hair; this name can sound unkind.

• He is a natural ginger.
• There are three gingers in our family.
• She dislikes being called a ginger.

Sinónimos: redhead

Expresiones frecuentes: natural ginger, a ginger

castaño rojizo

Color marrón con tonos rojos cálidos.

En inglés sencillo: A warm reddish-brown color.

• The paint is a warm ginger.
• Her hair is a bright shade of ginger.
• The colors range from ginger to dark brown.

Sinónimos: reddish brown

Expresiones frecuentes: shade of ginger, warm ginger, pale ginger

jengibre

Planta tropical cuyo tallo subterráneo se usa como especia de sabor intenso.

En inglés sencillo: The tropical plant whose underground stem is used as a strong-tasting spice.

• Ginger grows well in warm weather.
• We planted ginger in a large pot.
• The ginger in our garden has tall green leaves.

Expresiones frecuentes: grow ginger, plant ginger, ginger leaves

pelirrojo

Que tiene el pelo o el pelaje rojo o castaño rojizo.

En inglés sencillo: Having red or reddish-brown hair or fur.

• She has ginger hair.
• A ginger cat slept on the wall.
• His beard was ginger when he was young.

Sinónimos: red-haired, redheaded

Expresiones frecuentes: ginger hair, ginger cat, ginger beard