galangal
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger…Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Galgant
галанговый ко́реньgalangovyj kórenʹ, калга́нkalgán, галга́нgalgán
калга́нkalhán
- southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
- European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English galyngale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān)From Middle English galyngale, 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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Forms
plural: galangalsSynonyms
3 synonyms- southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots:Alpinia galanga
- European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots:galingaleCyperus longus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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