rot — meaning in English

English meaning

• ginger noun A knobbly, spicy-tasting root used fresh, dried, or ground as a cooking spice.
• red adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
• ruddy adjective Having a healthy reddish color, especially in the face.

Senses

rot is used for these senses in English:

• ginger (of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.
• gules (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
• gules (tincture) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
• red (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
• red (countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
• red (countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
• ruddy Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

ginger — full definition

1. noun A knobbly, spicy-tasting root used fresh, dried, or ground as a cooking spice.
2. noun A reddish-orange colour, especially of hair.
3. adj Having reddish-orange hair or fur.
4. verb To liven something up or give it a boost of energy (often "ginger up").

red — full definition

1. adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
2. noun The color itself, one of the primary colors of light.
3. noun A supporter of communism or a left-wing/socialist movement, especially historically.
4. adj Having reddish-orange hair color.

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