GALANGAL


Meaning of GALANGAL in English

[ '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'.

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