galingale

Senso (Inglese)

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of galangal.
2. (countable, uncountable) One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

Concetti

galanga

zigolo comune

Cyperus longus

quadrelli

sinonimi

galangal

Cyperus longus

alpinia

Traduzioni

galangue

galanga

Cyperus longus

Galangal

galanga

havlıcan

kırk boğum

خلنجان

kulunç otu

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡælɪŋɡeɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: galingale

In summary

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”).