Etymology

shogaol

S1H4O1G2A1O1L1

Today it means: A pungent constituent of ginger, similar in chemical structure to gingerol. Full definition →

Japanese 生姜
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  1. Japanese · derived from生姜“ginger”
  2. English todayshogaol

From Japanese 生姜 (“ginger”) and suffix -ol.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.