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galangal

Pronunciation: /ˈgal(ə)ŋgal/

(also galingale)
Definition of galangal

noun

[mass noun]
  • an Asian plant of the ginger family, the aromatic rhizome of which is widely used in cookery and herbal medicine.
    • Genera Alpinia and Kaempferia, family Zingiberaceae

Origin:

Middle English galingale, via Old French from Arabic ḵalanjān, perhaps from Chinese gāoliángjiāng, from gāoliáng (the name of a district in Guangdong Province, China) + jiāng 'ginger'

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