Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ginger bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: gin-ger bug
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wild (naturally) fermented starter culture made with sugar, ginger, and water, used to make homemade sodas, ginger beer, and certain other drinks.

Example Sentences

"Ginger bugs are one of my favorite things to make. They are so easy and rewarding as you see your little friend bubbling away . Place 3/4 cup ( 175 ml ) water into a small glass jar and add 1 teaspoon organic white or rapadura (panela)[…]"
"Ginger bugs are traditionally used as the starter for ginger beer, but they are effective as a starter in any fermented soda. You can use a ginger bug in place of tibicos (pages 61-62) in any recipe in this book."

Inflected Forms

ginger bugs (plural)

Synonyms

GBP ginger beer plant

Questions

What does ginger bug mean?: A wild (naturally) fermented starter culture made with sugar, ginger, and water, used to make homemade sodas, ginger beer, and certain other drinks.

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