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galingale

  • /ˈɡælɪŋɡeɪl/

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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”).

noun galingales

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of galangal 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.
  2. countable, uncountable One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

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@misc{galingale_2026,
  title = {galingale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galingale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}