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noun 
  1. any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice
Translations: 
  • French: galangue
  • Italian: galanga
Etymology: Mediaeval Latin, from Arabic (ARchar, ÙÙÙÙ) (qÄlanjÄn) (cognate with Persian (FAchar, ÙÙÙÙÙ) (kÅlinjÄn), Sanskrit ààààààà), perhaps from Chinese éèè (gÄoliíngjiÄng), from éè (gÄoliíng) (a district in China) + è (jiÄng) "ginger".

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