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.

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

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Noun

zenzero m (plural zenzeri)

1. ginger (the spice)

Descendants

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

References

• “zenzero”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “zĭngĭber”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 664

Further reading

• “zenzero”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary