galingale
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English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
galingale (countable and uncountable, plural galingales)
- Alternative spelling of galangal
- 1980 January 10, The Times, p.12 col. A:
- An early English version [of marmalade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger, galingale, cinnamon and wardens as well as quinces.
- One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.
Middle English
Noun
galingale
- Alternative form of galyngale