galyngale
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Etymology edit
From Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑/高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼/高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑/姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).
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Noun edit
galyngale (uncountable)
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References edit
- “galingāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.