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  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[=i]l,
     fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn
     + v["e]ra body.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and
        West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber
        officinale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale,
        which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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" rel="nofollow">Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense)
        with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
        which has a strong taste of ginger.
        [1913 Webster]

  ginger beer
       n : carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented
           ginger

  ginger beer
     a.
     (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink
  flavoured with ginger.
     2 (lb en countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.
     3 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).

  ginger beer
     a.
     (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink
  flavoured with ginger.
     2 (lb en countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.
     3 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).

  ginger beer
     a.
     (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink
  flavoured with ginger.
     2 (lb en countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.
     3 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).

  ginger beer
     a.
     (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink
  flavoured with ginger.
     2 (lb en countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.
     3 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang usually used in the shortened form
  '''ginger''') queer (i.e. homosexual).

  ginger beer /dʒˈɪndʒə bˈiə/
  zázvorové pivo

  ginger beer /dʒˈɪndʒə bˈiə/
  Ingwerlimonade , Gingerale , Ginger Ale  [cook.]
     Synonym: ginger ale
  

  ginger beer /dʒˈɪndʒə bˈiə/ 
  inkivääriolut 2.
  drink flavoured with ginger
   3.
  glass of this drink

  ginger beer /dʒˈɪndʒə bˈiə/ 
  ジンジャービール
  drink flavoured with ginger

  ginger beer /dʒˈɪndʒə bˈiə/ 
  ingefärsöl
  drink flavoured with ginger