galangal

English - Turkish

Definition of galangal in English Turkish dictionary

galangale bak galingale

English - English

Definition of galangal in English English dictionary

Any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga

{n} a plant having a knotty root

A root spice related to ginger, which has a musky flavor reminiscent of saffron It is found dried whole or in slices, and also in powder

European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots

Galanga and A

any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice

The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia A

A member of the ginger family, this root is less hot than ordinary ginger but has more fragrance

officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), all of the Ginger family

Related Terms

lesser galangal

Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring

Hyphenation

ga·lan·gal

Synonyms

blue ginger

Etymology

() From Old French galingal, from Arabic قالنجان (qālanjān) (cognate with Persian قولنجان (kūlinjān), Sanskrit कुलञ्जन), perhaps from Mandarin 高良薑 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高良 (gāoliáng) (a district in China) + 薑 (jiāng, “ginger”).