galangal, galanga

galangal, galanga
The rhizome of Alpinia offcinarum (family Zingiberaceae); an aromatic stimulant and carminative. SYN: Chinese ginger. [Mediev. L. galanga, mild ginger, fr. Chinese]

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  • 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

  • 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 Galanga}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 officinal — Petit galanga Petit galanga …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Galanga — Thai Ingwer Thai Ingwer (Alpinia galanga) Systematik Klasse: Commelinaähnliche (Commelinidae) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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 — 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 — 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… …   Medical 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

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