Meaning
Ginger — the pungent root at the heart of Jamaican drink and cooking, grown in the hills and prized worldwide. It flavours ginger tea and the fiery homemade ginger beer, and joins sorrel and spice at Christmas. Also used as a warming home remedy for a cold or upset stomach.
Examples
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Mek some ginger tea fi di cold.
Make some ginger tea for the cold.
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Di ginger beer strong an hot.
The ginger beer is strong and fiery.
Origin
Grown in Jamaica; base of ginger beer and tea. See [[sorrel]], [[ginger-beer]].
How it’s used
The root; ginger tea, ginger beer, and a cold remedy.