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galangal

/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
galan-gal
IPA
/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: galyngale, galingal, خَلَنْجَان, قولنجان, कुलञ्जन, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

galangals (plural) galingale (alternative) galanga (alternative)

Synonyms

galingale cyperus longus alpinia galanga

Questions

How do you pronounce galangal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/.
What does galangal mean?
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Where does galangal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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