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gəl noun
the aromatic, medicinal rhizome of certain eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Alpinia, of the ginger family.
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galangal (ɡəˈlæŋɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for galingale |
| 2. | a zingiberaceous plant, Alpinia officinarum, of China and the East Indies |
| 3. | the pungent aromatic root of this plant, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine |
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| galingale or galangal (ˈɡælɪŋˌɡeɪl) | |
| —n | |
| a European cyperaceous plant, Cyperus longus, with rough-edged leaves, reddish spikelets of flowers, and aromatic roots | |
| [C13: from Old French galingal, from Arabic khalanjān, from Chinese kaoliang-chiang, from Kaoliang district in Guangdong province + chiang ginger] | |
| galangal or galangal | |
| —n | |
| [C13: from Old French galingal, from Arabic khalanjān, from Chinese kaoliang-chiang, from Kaoliang district in Guangdong province + chiang ginger] | |
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galangal ga·lan·gal (gə-lāng'gəl) or ga·lan·ga (-gə)
n.
A plant of eastern Asia, having pungent, aromatic rhizomes used as an aromatic stimulant and carminative.
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Pound galangal, curry leaves, and fine sea salt to a paste using mortar and pestle.
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