Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia (genus) in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga (species).
From Middle English galyngale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان, from Persian قولنجان, from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन, perhaps from Chinese , from 高涼 (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑.
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