Phrase guide

shampoo ginger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Asian and Polynesian plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, whose inflorescence contains a substance used as a shampoo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pinecone ginger, bitter ginger, zerumbet

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زُرُنْبَاد (zurunbād) — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅球薑 /红球姜 (hóngqiújiāng) — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • French: zérumbet — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Hawaiian: ʻawapuhi — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Hawaiian: ʻōpuhi — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Indonesian: lempuyang — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Latin: zurumbet — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Malay: lempoyang — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Persian: زرنباد (zoronbâd) — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Rarotongan: kōpī — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Samoan: 'avapuhi — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Thai: กะทือ — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Tongan: angoango — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
  • Vietnamese: gừng gió — plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet