galangal

Signification (Anglais)

Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

Concepts

galangue

galanga

alpinia galanga

Synonymes

galingale

Cyperus longus

Alpinia galanga

ต้นข่า

alpinia

lesser galangal

shrub

rhizoma galangae

blue ginger

Traductions

galanga

galanga

Cyperus longus

quadrelli

Alpinia

Alpinia officinarum

Cyperus longus

Galangal

Galgant

galangal

zigolo comune

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: galyngale

In summary

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”).