Galangal Definition
gălən-găl, gə-lănggəl
noun
Either of two plants (genus Alpinia) of the ginger family, whose dried rhizomes yield aromatic substances used in medicines and flavorings.
Webster's New World
The dried roots of either of these plants.
American Heritage Medicine
Any of various plants (genus Cyperus) of the sedge family, some of which have aromatic rootstocks.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Alpinia galanga
- Cyperus longus
- galingale
Other Word Forms of Galangal
Noun
Singular:
galangal
Plural:
galangalsOrigin of Galangal
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From Old French galingal, from Arabic قالنجان (qālanjān) (cognate with Persian قولنجان (kūlinjān), Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana)), perhaps from Sinitic 高良薑 (read gāoliángjiāng in modern Mandarin), from 高良 (a district in China) + 薑 (“ginger”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English galingale from Old French galingal, garingal from Medieval Latin galinga, galanga from Arabic ḫalunjān, ḫūlunjān from Persian ḫūlanjān probably akin to Sanskrit kulañjaḥ, kulañjanaḥ galangal (A. galanga)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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