Gin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈoʊsɹɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈoʊsɹɛs/.

Examples

gin game

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snare gin rummy cotton gin knock rummy noose

Parts of Speech

noun	strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
noun	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
noun	a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
noun	a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
verb	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
verb	trap with a snare “gin game”

Word Forms

snare	verb	catch in or as if in a trap
gin	verb	trap with a snare
gin	noun	a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

Ginebra

licor fuerte con sabor a bayas de enebro

🇷🇺Russian

Джин

крепкий ликер со вкусом ягод можжевельника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिन

जुनिपर बेरीज के स्वाद वाली मजबूत शराब

🇧🇩Bengali

জিন

জুনিপার বেরি দিয়ে স্বাদযুক্ত শক্তিশালী মদ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜின்

ஜூனிபர் பெர்ரிகளுடன் கூடிய வலுவான மதுபானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిన్

జునిపెర్ బెర్రీలతో రుచిగా ఉండే బలమైన మద్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

जिन

जुनिपर बेरीसह चव असलेले मजबूत मद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

જિન

જ્યુનિપર બેરી સાથે સુગંધિત મજબૂત દારૂ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿನ್

ಜುನಿಪರ್ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸುವಾಸನೆಯ ಬಲವಾದ ಮದ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിൻ

ചൂരച്ചെടിയുടെ രുചിയുള്ള ശക്തമായ മദ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿੰਨ

ਜੂਨੀਪਰ ਬੇਰੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਵਾਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

جن

جونیپر بیر کے ساتھ ذائقہ دار مضبوط شراب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杜松子酒

用杜松子调味的烈酒

🇯🇵Japanese

ジン

ジュニパーベリー風味の強い酒

🇰🇷Korean

진

주니퍼베리 향이 나는 독한 술

🇹🇭Thai

จิน

สุรารสเข้มข้นด้วยจูนิเปอร์เบอร์รี่

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرك

مشروب كحولي قوي بنكهة توت العرعر

🇮🇷Persian

جین

مشروب قوی با طعم توت درخت عرعر

🇹🇷Turkish

cin

ardıç meyveleri ile tatlandırılmış güçlü likör

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'ִין

ליקר חזק בטעם גרגרי ערער

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