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gingersnap

/ˈdʒɪndʒəsnæp/noun

उच्चारण जिन्जस्नैप

अदरक वाला कुरकुरा बिस्कुट

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a thin, hard biscuit flavoured with ginger

    अदरक वाला कुरकुरा बिस्कुट

    • We dipped gingersnaps in our tea.
    • He ate a gingersnap with his coffee.
    • The gingersnap broke with a loud snap.
    + 1 more example
    • She baked a tray of gingersnaps for the party.

    Synonyms ginger nut

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a gingersnap / gingersnaps

Gingersnap is a countable noun for one biscuit; use the plural for several.

'Gingersnap' एक बिस्कुट के लिए countable noun है; कई के लिए plural प्रयोग करें।

  • She dipped a gingersnap in her tea.
  • The tin was full of gingersnaps.

gingersnap + noun

It can modify another noun for flavour, crumbs or recipes.

यह दूसरे noun के साथ आकर स्वाद, चूरे या विधि को बताता है।

  • The cheesecake had a gingersnap base.
  • I found a gingersnap recipe online.

a packet / tin of gingersnaps

Use a container or a unit word with of when counting them.

उन्हें गिनते समय 'of' के साथ पात्र या unit word का प्रयोग करें।

  • Radhika bought a packet of gingersnaps for the picnic.

be as crisp as a gingersnap

Gingersnaps are known for being crisp and hard, so the word is used for that texture.

Gingersnap अपनी कुरकुरी और कड़ी बनावट के लिए जाने जाते हैं, इसलिए इसी बनावट के लिए यह शब्द प्रयोग होता है।

  • The new biscuits were crisp and snapped like gingersnaps.

gingersnap vs ginger biscuit

Gingersnap is the American name; in British English the same thing is usually called a ginger nut or ginger biscuit.

Gingersnap अमेरिकी नाम है; British English में इसे प्रायः 'ginger nut' या 'ginger biscuit' कहा जाता है।

  • In Britain, a gingersnap is usually called a ginger nut.
+Collocations 5

gingersnap + noun

biscuitcrumbsbaserecipedough

  • Crush the gingersnap crumbs to make the pie base.

verb + gingersnap

bakecrunchdunkcrushnibble

  • He likes to dunk a gingersnap in hot milk.

adjective + gingersnap

crispspicysweethardhomemade

  • A crisp gingersnap is perfect with evening tea.

gingersnap + with

teacoffeemilkcream

  • She served gingersnaps with coffee.

gingersnap + for

tea timedesserta pie crusta snack

  • They kept gingersnaps for tea time.
“More examples 6
  • The gingersnaps were so hard that the child needed milk to soften them.

Gingersnap इतने कड़े थे कि बच्चे को उन्हें नरम करने के लिए दूध की ज़रूरत पड़ी।

  • Radhika packed a few gingersnaps for the train journey.

राधिका ने रेल यात्रा के लिए कुछ gingersnap रख लिए।

  • The recipe uses ground ginger, cinnamon and clove to flavour the gingersnaps.

इस विधि में gingersnap को स्वाद देने के लिए पिसी अदरक, दालचीनी और लौंग का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He broke a gingersnap in half and shared it.

उसने एक gingersnap के दो टुकड़े किए और उसे बाँटकर खाया।

  • Gingersnap crumbs make a good base for cheesecake.

Gingersnap का चूरा cheesecake का अच्छा आधार बनता है।

  • She used crushed gingersnaps for the crust of the pie.

उसने pie की परत के लिए कुटे हुए gingersnap का प्रयोग किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She ate a gingersnaps with tea.

✓ She ate a gingersnap with tea.

After a the noun must be singular.

'A' के बाद noun singular होना चाहिए।

✗ He gave me a packet of gingersnap.

✓ He gave me a packet of gingersnaps.

After a packet of, a countable noun is plural.

'A packet of' के बाद countable noun plural होता है।