🇫🇷 French

gingembres

masculine

les gingembres

gingers

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gingembres
/le ʒɛ̃ʒɑ̃bʁ/
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How do you say gingembres in French?

IPA
/le ʒɛ̃ʒɑ̃bʁ/

How do you pronounce gingembres in French?

gingembres is pronounced /le ʒɛ̃ʒɑ̃bʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le gingembre frais que j'ai acheté au marché est très piquant.

The fresh ginger that I bought at the market is very spicy.

Ce gingembre asiatique est meilleur que celui européen pour les tisanes.

This Asian ginger is better than the European one for herbal teas.

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Why is it masculine?

Gingembres is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "zingiber" (borrowed from Semitic languages), the masculine gender is better explained by the French noun's form rather than Latin gender rules. In French, many nouns ending in "-embre" are masculine (e.g., "septembre", "novembre", "décembre"), and "gingembre" follows this pattern. The word maintained masculine classification through Old French to modern French.

What is the French word for gingers?

The French word for gingers is les gingembres — masculine.

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