crystallized ginger
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪstəlˌaɪzd ˈdʒɪndʒər/
- US
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jengibre cristalizado
- You can enhance your muffins by adding crystallized ginger for a sweet and spicy flavor.
- chopped crystallized ginger
- tablespoons of crystallized ginger
- finely chopped crystallized ginger
Bourbon, bourbon pecans, crystallized ginger and honey sesame sticks.
- Bourbon, bourbon pecans, crystallized ginger and honey sesame sticks.
Examples
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Fruit salad with crystallized ginger.
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Bourbon, bourbon pecans, crystallized ginger and honey sesame sticks.
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In her recipe, she suggested mixing diced crystallized ginger into the fruit salad for an extra kick.
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For a unique twist, sprinkle crystallized ginger on top of your yogurt for added texture and taste.
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'crystallized' (preserved and sugar-coated) with 'ginger' (the root): it denotes ginger that has been sugar-preserved. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and mirrored in other languages (e.g., French 'gingembre confit', Spanish 'jengibre confitado'), so learners who know both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Crystallized ginger comes from the process of cooking fresh ginger in sugar until the sugar forms hard, shiny crystals on the pieces. That's why the phrase now means 'ginger cooked in sugar and coated with sugar', a sweet snack often eaten alone or used in baking.