GALANGA

Noun

galanga (plural galangas)

Alternative spelling of galangal

Source: Wiktionary


Ga*lan"ga, Ga*lan"gal, n.Etym: [OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ]

Definition: The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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