- ginger nut
- noun Date: 1842 British gingersnap
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ginger nut
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ginger nut — UK / US or ginger snap UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ginger nut : singular ginger nut plural ginger nuts Word forms ginger snap : singular ginger snap plural ginger snaps a type of biscuit that has a strong ginger flavour … English dictionary
ginger nut — BrE ginger snap AmE n a hard ↑biscuit with ginger in it … Dictionary of contemporary English
ginger nut — noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger • Syn: ↑gingersnap, ↑ginger snap, ↑snap • Hypernyms: ↑cookie, ↑cooky, ↑biscuit • Hyponyms: ↑b … Useful english dictionary
ginger nut — noun a) A biscuit containing powdered ginger and other spices b) A redhead, a ginger haired male … Wiktionary
ginger nut — (also US ginger snap) noun Brit. a hard ginger flavoured biscuit … English new terms dictionary
ginger nut — BrE ginger snap AmE noun (C) a hard biscuit (1) with ginger in it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ginger nut — n. gingersnap, ginger flavored cookie … English contemporary dictionary
ginger snap — ginger nut UK / US or ginger snap UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ginger nut : singular ginger nut plural ginger nuts Word forms ginger snap : singular ginger snap plural ginger snaps a type of biscuit that has a strong ginger flavour … English dictionary
ginger snap — noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger • Syn: ↑gingersnap, ↑snap, ↑ginger nut • Hypernyms: ↑cookie, ↑cooky, ↑biscuit • Hyponyms: ↑bra … Useful english dictionary
ginger — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a hot spicy root usu. powdered for use in cooking, or preserved in syrup, or candied. b the plant, Zingiber officinale, of SE Asia, having this root. 2 a light reddish yellow colour. 3 spirit, mettle. 4 stimulation. adj. of… … Useful english dictionary
