different between aromatic vs galingale

English

Alternative forms

• aromatick (obsolete)
• aromatique (obsolete)

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ????? (ár?ma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æ.???mæt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

aromatic (comparative more aromatic, superlative most aromatic)

1. Fragrant or spicy.
2. (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
3. (organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with aromantic.

Antonyms

• (organic chemistry): aliphatic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

aromatic (plural aromatics)

1. A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
2. (organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.

Translations

Anagrams

• macrotia

Romanian

Etymology

From French aromatique, from Latin aromaticus.

Adjective

aromatic m or n (feminine singular aromatic?, masculine plural aromatici, feminine and neuter plural aromatice)

1. aromatic

Declension

Related terms

• arom?

English

Etymology

From Middle English galingale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic ??????????? (?alanj?n), from Persian ???????? (qulinjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit ??????? (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese ??????? (g?oliángji?ng), from ?? (a prefecture or county in China) + ? (“ginger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æl???e?l/

Noun

galingale (countable and uncountable, plural galingales)

1. Alternative spelling of galangal
   • 1980, The Times, 10 Jan 1980, p.12 col. A

     An early English version [of marmelade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger, galingale, cinnamon and wardens as well as quinces.

2. One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.

Middle English

Noun

galingale

1. Alternative form of galyngale