different between galingale vs galangal

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

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