[ 'gal(ə)ŋgal ]
(also galingale )
■ noun an Asian plant of the ginger family, the rhizome of which is used in cookery and herbal medicine. [Genera Alpinia and Kaempferia .]
Origin
ME galingale , via OFr. from Arab. ḵalanjān , perh. from Chin. gāoliángjiāng , from gāoliáng (a district in Guangdong Province, China) + jiāng 'ginger'.