Meanings
nounshampoo ginger (countable and uncountable, plural shampoo gingers)
plural shampoo gingers
- countableuncountableAn Asian and Polynesian plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, whose inflorescence contains a substance used as a shampoo.
Synonyms: pinecone ginger, bitter ginger, zerumbet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Asian and Polynesian plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, whose inflorescence contains a substance used as a shampoo.
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Arabic زُرُنْبَاد
- زُرُنْبَاد (zurunbād)plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Chinese Mandarin 紅球薑 /红球姜
- 紅球薑 /红球姜 (hóngqiújiāng)plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
French zérumbet
- zérumbetplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Hawaiian ʻawapuhi, ʻōpuhi
- ʻawapuhiplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
- ʻōpuhiplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Indonesian lempuyang
- lempuyangplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Latin zurumbet
- zurumbetplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Malay lempoyang
- lempoyangplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Persian زرنباد
- زرنباد (zoronbâd)plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Thai กะทือ
- กะทือplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Vietnamese gừng gió
- gừng gióplant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
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shampoo ginger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampoo%20ginger
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“shampoo ginger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampoo%20ginger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shampoo ginger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampoo%20ginger.
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