zenzero

zenzero

Italian

Alternative forms

  • zenzevero, zenzovero, zenzavero; gengiovo, gengevo, gengero, gengeri (all archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)
Proto-Dravidian *wēr
Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.
Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.
Late Latin zingiberi
Late Latin gingiber
Italian zenzero

    From Late Latin gingiber, Latin zingiberī.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zen.d͡ze.ro/
    • Rhymes: -endzero
    • Hyphenation: zén‧ze‧ro
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    zenzero m (plural zenzeri)

    1. ginger (the spice)

    Descendants

    • →? Czech: zázvor
    • →? Slovak: zázvor

    References

    Further reading

    • zenzero in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
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