galangal

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

galanga

zigolo comune

Cyperus longus

quadrelli

sinonimi

galingale

Cyperus longus

Alpinia galanga

ต้นข่า

alpinia

lesser galangal

shrub

rhizoma galangae

blue ginger

Traduzioni

galangue

galanga

galanga

Alpinia officinarum

Cyperus longus

Galangal

Galgant

galangal

alpinia galanga

Alpinia

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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”).