gingerette

G2I1N1G2E1R1E1T1T1E1

noun

A cordial made with ginger.

OriginEnglish ginger ← Middle English gingere ← Old French gingembreinflu. →
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Meanings

noungingerette (plural gingerettes)

plural gingerettes

  1. datedA cordial made with ginger.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Englishgingerette

From ginger + -ette.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gingerette

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Anagrams

niggerette
Cite this entry
APA

gingerette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerette

MLA

“gingerette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingerette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerette.

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