ginger root
ginger root meaning
A knobbly piece of ginger root, added in Emoji 15. 0. It represents spice, warmth and a staple of Asian, Indian and Caribbean cooking, as well as a long-standing home remedy for nausea and colds. It appears in cooking, tea and wellness posts. It also gets used, affectionately or otherwise, in reference to red hair.
Meaning
A knobbly piece of ginger root, added in Emoji 15.0. It represents spice, warmth and a staple of Asian, Indian and Caribbean cooking, as well as a long-standing home remedy for nausea and colds. It appears in cooking, tea and wellness posts. It also gets used, affectionately or otherwise, in reference to red hair. Its addition filled a genuine gap in the aromatics available.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Ginger
How to use it
- Fresh ginger in the tea, not the powdered stuff 🫚
- Ginger and garlic paste, the foundation 🫚
- Best thing for a sore throat 🫚
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gemmerwortel |
| አማርኛ | የዝንጅብል ሥር |
| العربية | جذر الزنجبيل |
| অসমীয়া | আদাৰ শিপা |
| azərbaycan | zəncəfil kökü |
| башҡорт | имбир тамыры |
| беларуская | корань імбіру |
| български | корен от джинджифил |
| বাংলা | আদা মূল |
| bosanski | korijen đumbira |
| català | arrel de gingebre |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏄᏱᎦᎵ |
| čeština | zázvor |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | импир тымарӗ |
| Cymraeg | gwraidd sinsir |
| Deutsch | Ingwer |
| dolnoserbšćina | ingwer |
| Ελληνικά | πιπερόριζα |
| English | ginger root |
| español | raíz de jengibre |
| eesti | ingver |
| euskara | jengibrea |
| فارسی | زنجبیل |
| suomi | inkivääri |
| Filipino | luya |
| føroyskt | ingifer |
| français | racine de gingembre |
| Gaeilge | sinséar fréimhe |
| Gàidhlig | dinnsear |
| galego | xenxibre |
| ગુજરાતી | આદુની ગાંઠ |
| Hausa | saiwar citta |
| עברית | שורש ג׳ינג׳ר |
| हिन्दी | अदरक की जड़ |
| hrvatski | đumbir |
| hornjoserbšćina | ingwer |
| magyar | gyömbérgyökér |
| հայերեն | կոճապղպեղի արմատ |
| Indonesia | akar jahe |
| íslenska | engiferrót |
| italiano | radice di zenzero |
| 日本語 | ショウガ |
| Jawa | jahe |
| ქართული | ჯანჯაფილის ფესვი |
| қазақ тілі | зімбір тамыры |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءزىمبىر تامىرى |
| ខ្មែរ | មើមខ្ញី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಶುಂಠಿಯ ಬೇರು |
| 한국어 | 생강 뿌리 |
| कोंकणी | आलें |
| кыргызча | имбир тамыры |
| ລາວ | ຫົວຂີງ |
| lietuvių | imbiero šaknis |
| latviešu | ingvera sakne |
| македонски | корен од ѓумбир |
| മലയാളം | ഇഞ്ചി |
| монгол | цагаан гааны үндэс |
| मराठी | आले |
| Melayu | akar halia |
| မြန်မာ | ဂျင်း |
| नेपाली | अदुवा |
| Nederlands | gemberwortel |
| norsk | ingefærrot |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅଦା ମୂଳ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਅਦਰਕ ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Jínja Rut |
| polski | korzeń imbiru |
| پښتو | د ادرک ريښه |
| português | gengibre |
| rumantsch | ragisch da schentsch |
| română | rădăcină de ghimbir |
| русский | корень имбиря |
| سنڌي | ادرڪ |
| တႆး | ၶိင် |
| සිංහල | ඉඟුරු අල |
| slovenčina | koreň ďumbiera |
| slovenščina | korenina ingverja |
| Soomaali | xidid sinjibiil |
| shqip | rrënjë xhenxhefili |
| српски | корен ђумбира |
| srpski | koren đumbira |
| svenska | ingefära |
| Kiswahili | tangawizi |
| தமிழ் | இஞ்சி வேர் |
| తెలుగు | అల్లం |
| ไทย | ขิง |
| ትግርኛ | ሱር ጅንጅብል |
| türkmen dili | zenjebil köki |
| lea fakatonga | sinisā |
| Türkçe | kök zencefil |
| українська | імбир |
| اردو | ادرک |
| o‘zbek | zanjabil ildizi |
| Tiếng Việt | củ gừng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | jínjà |
| 粵語 | 姜根 |
| 粤语 | 姜根 |
| 中文 | 姜 |
| 繁體中文 | 薑 |
| isiZulu | ingxabu yejinja |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FADA
- Emoji version
- 15
- Shortcodes
- :ginger:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the ginger root emoji (🫚) mean?
- A knobbly piece of ginger root, added in Emoji 15. 0. It represents spice, warmth and a staple of Asian, Indian and Caribbean cooking, as well as a long-standing home remedy for nausea and colds. It appears in cooking, tea and wellness posts. It also gets used, affectionately or otherwise, in reference to red hair.
- How do you type the ginger root emoji?
- Copy the ginger root emoji 🫚 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the ginger root emoji in?
- The ginger root emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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