galangal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
    Alpinia galanga.
  2. noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
    galingale; Cyperus longus.

WordNet

Ga*lan"ga, Ga*lan"gal noun (Also<
  • Galanga
  • Galangal
)
Etymology
OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanjn.
Definitions
  1. The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.

Webster 1913