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luy-a [luy.a.] : ginger (n.) [panakot]; Zingiber officinale (n.) [tanom]
Related words: salabat

Derivatives of luy-a


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ginger
n. (plant)1. gingerperennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.
~ herb, herbaceous planta plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests.
~ genus zingiber, zingibertropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger.
~ canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, zingiber officinaletropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger.
~ alpinia galanga, galangalsoutheastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots.
~ alpinia officinalis, alpinia officinarum, lesser galangalChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring.
~ alpinia purpurata, red gingeran ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands.
~ alpinia speciosa, alpinia zerumbet, languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflowercultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes.
~ gingerolderived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger.
n. (food)2. ginger, powdered gingerdried ground gingerroot.
~ spiceany of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food.
~ gingerroot, gingerpungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery.
n. (food)3. ginger, gingerrootpungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery.
~ flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasonersomething added to food primarily for the savor it imparts.
~ powdered ginger, gingerdried ground gingerroot.
~ ginger ale, ginger popginger-flavored carbonated drink.
~ canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, zingiber officinaletropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger.
n. (attribute)4. ginger, pep, peppinessliveliness and energy.; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
~ sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, lifeanimation and energy in action or expression.; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
v. (perception)5. gingeradd ginger to in order to add flavor.; "ginger the soup"
~ cookery, cooking, preparationthe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
~ spice up, zest, spiceadd herbs or spices to.
adj. 6. ginger, gingery(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color.; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
~ colored, coloured, colorfulhaving color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
Zingiber officinale
n. (plant)1. canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, zingiber officinaletropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger.
~ gingerroot, gingerpungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery.
~ gingerperennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.