different between malanga vs galanga

English

Noun

malanga (plural malangas)

1. Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
2. Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
3. The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
4. Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).

Translations

See also

• cocoyam, new cocoyam.

References

• malanga at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Malagan, Ma?gala, Málagan, Nagmaal, malagan

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?lan.?a/

Noun

malanga f (plural malanghe)

1. malanga
   • (Can we date this quote?), Gabriel García Márquez, Cent’anni di solitudine, translated from Spanish to Italian by Enrico Cicogna ?ISBN, page 12:

     ... mentre Ursula e i bambini si rompevano la schiena nell’orto per coltivare il banano e la malanga, la manica e l’igname, la ahuyama e la melanzana.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

malanga f (plural malangas)

1. any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?lan?a/, [ma?lã?.?a]

Noun

malanga f (plural malangas)

1. malanga

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???læ???/

Noun

galanga (plural galangas)

1. Alternative spelling of galangal

References

• galanga at OneLook Dictionary Search
• galanga in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Finnish

Alternative forms

• galangal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l????/, [???l????]
• Rhymes: -?l????
• Syllabification: ga?lan?ga

Noun

galanga

1. galangal

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ???????????? (q?lanj?n)

Noun

galanga f (plural galanghe)

1. galangal

Portuguese

Noun

galanga f (plural galangas)

1. galangal (any of several plants of the ginger family)