Ginger ale

ginger ale
    n 1: ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger ale},
         {ginger pop}]
    

Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.
   gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,
   fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[imac]l,
   fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn
   + v["e]ra body.]
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   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Zingiber}, of the East and
      West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber
      officinale}.
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   2. The hot and spicy rootstock of {Zingiber officinale},
      which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
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   {Ginger ale}
      (a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated.
      (a) See {ginger beer}, below.

   {Ginger beer} or {Ginger ale}, a mild beer impregnated with
      ginger.

   {Ginger cordial}, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon
      rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.

   {Ginger pop}. See {Ginger ale} (above).

   {Ginger wine}, wine impregnated with ginger.

   {Wild ginger} (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense})
      with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
      which has a strong taste of ginger.
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