different between galangal vs galangas

galangal

English

Alternative forms

  • galingale, galanga

Etymology

From Middle English galyngale, 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): /???læ???l/

Noun

galangal (countable and uncountable, plural galangals)

  1. Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

Synonyms

  • greater galangal, lesser galangal
  • blue ginger

Translations

See also

  • galangal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

galangal From the web:



galangas

English

Noun

galangas

  1. plural of galanga

galangas From the web:

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