Galanga

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Alternate forms

English

Etymology

Mediaeval Latin, from Arabic قالنجان (qālanjān) (cognate with Persian قولنجان (kūlinjān), Sanskrit कुलञ्जन), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高良 (gāoliáng) (a district in China) + 薑 (jiāng) ‘ginger’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /gə'læŋgə/

Noun

Singular galanga

Plural galangas

1. any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice

Translations

Chinese: 高良薑 French: galangue Italian: galanga

Malay: lengkuas Thai: ข่า

Alternate forms

• galingale
• galangal