galangal

galangal
gal·an·gal gə-'laŋ-gəl n
1) either of two eastern Asian perennial herbs (Alpinia galanga and A. officinarum) of the ginger family with dark green sword-shaped leaves and pungent aromatic rhizomes
2) the fresh, dried, or ground rhizome of a galangal used in cookery as a spice and sometimes medicinally called also galangal root

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  • galangal — [gal′ən gal΄] n. [ME galingale < OFr galingal < ML galingala < Ar khulungān, ult. < ? Chin] 1. either of two plants (genus Alpinia) of the ginger family, whose dried rhizomes yield aromatic substances used in medicines and flavorings… …   English World dictionary

  • Galangal — The Galangal plant or Blue Ginger is a rhizome with culinary and medicinal uses (Thai: Ka (ข่า), Malay: lengkuas (Alpinia galangal), Traditional Mandarin: 南薑, Simplified Mandarin: 南姜, T:高良薑/S:高良姜, Cantonese: lam keong, 藍薑, Vietnamese: Riềng). It… …   Wikipedia

  • Galangal — Kaempferia galanga. Galangal (en malayo lengkuas, en Mandarin 高良薑 (Tradicional)/高良姜 (Simplificado), cantonés lam keong), conocido también como jengibre azul , es un rizoma con usos tanto culinarios como medicinales. Es muy conocido en las cocinas …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galangal — Galanga Ga*lan ga, Galangal Ga*lan gal, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of {Alpinia} ({Alpinia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • galangal — noun Etymology: Middle English galingale, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin galingala, galanga, from Arabic khalanjān, khulūnjān Date: 13th century 1. either of two eastern Asian perennial herbs (Alpinia galanga and A. officinarum) of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • galangal — noun 1. southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots • Syn: ↑Alpinia galanga • Hypernyms: ↑ginger • Member Holonyms: ↑Alpinia, ↑genus Alpinia, ↑genus Zerumbet, ↑genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • galangal officinal — vaistinė alpinija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Imbierinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Alpinia officinarum), paplitęs Azijos rytuose ir pietryčiuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš jo gaunamas eterinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Galangal officinal — Petit galanga Petit galanga …   Wikipédia en Français

  • galangal — /geuh lang geuhl/, n. the aromatic, medicinal rhizome of certain eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Alpinia, of the ginger family. [var. of GALINGALE] * * * …   Universalium

  • galangal — noun /ˈɡæləŋɡəl/ Any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. An early English version [of marmelade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger,… …   Wiktionary

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