transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-lən-ˌgal, -liŋ- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English galingale, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin galingala, galanga, from Arabic khalanjān, khulūnjān
Date: 13th century
1. : either of two eastern Asian perennial herbs ( Alpinia galanga and A. officinarum ) of the ginger family with dark green sword-shaped leaves and pungent aromatic rhizomes
2. : the fresh, dried, or ground rhizome of a galangal used in cookery as a spice and in medicine