galingale
[ gal-in-geyl, -ing- ]
/ ˈgæl ɪnˌgeɪl, -ɪŋ- /
noun
any sedge of the genus Cyperus, especially an Old World species, C. longus, having aromatic roots.
Origin of galingale
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French
galingal, garingal < Arabic
khalanjān < Persian
khūlanjān
Words nearby galingale
galilean transformation,
galilee,
galileo,
galileo galilei,
galimatias,
galingale,
galinsoga,
galion,
galiot,
galipot,
gall
Example sentences from the Web for galingale
Here be oak trees, and here the galingale, and sweetly here hum the bees about the hives.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus |TheocritusThere are oak trees—here only galingale blows, here sweetly hum the bees about the hives!
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus |Theocritus
British Dictionary definitions for galingale
galingale
galangal
/ (ˈɡælɪŋˌɡeɪl) /
noun
a European cyperaceous plant, Cyperus longus, with rough-edged leaves, reddish spikelets of flowers, and aromatic roots
Word Origin for galingale
C13: from Old French
galingal, from Arabic
khalanjān, from Chinese
kaoliang-chiang, from
Kaoliang district in Guangdong province +
chiang ginger