English Explanatory Dictionary

galingale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of galangal.
  2. One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡælɪŋɡeɪl/

Word forms

galingale galingales

Etymology

From Middle English galingale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 /高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 /姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).

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