Jamaica ginger

noun

A variety of ginger prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.

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white gingerjake
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Meanings

nounJamaica ginger (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA variety of ginger prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.

    Synonyms: white ginger

  2. USuncountableA patent medicine formerly abused as a source of alcohol, notorious for causing nerve damage.

    Jamaica ginger has been used as a beverage for its intoxicating effect by a large number of people.

    1930, Monthly Journal of Insurance Economics

    Synonyms: jake

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of ginger prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.

Similar
white ginger

nounA patent medicine formerly abused as a source of alcohol, notorious for causing nerve damage.

Similar
jake
Also see
white ginger
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APA

Jamaica ginger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaica%20ginger

MLA

“Jamaica ginger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaica%20ginger. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jamaica ginger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaica%20ginger.

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