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noun
Alternative spelling of galangal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: galangal, Cyperus longus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sedge
History
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”).
