Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gingersnap

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
gin-ger-snap
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.

noun

A hot-tempered person, particularly one who is red-haired.

American usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

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. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap English gingersnap From ginger + snap.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gingersnaps (plural) ginger snap (alternative) ginger-snap (alternative)

Synonyms

gingerbread nut gingernut ginger snap snap ginger nut

Questions

How do you pronounce gingersnap?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɹsnæp/.
What does gingersnap mean?
A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
Where does gingersnap come from?
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. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap English gingersnap From ginger + snap.

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