Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two plants (Alpinia galanga or A. officinarum) of eastern Asia, having pungent, aromatic rhizomes used medicinally and as seasoning.
- noun The dried roots of either of these plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dried rhizome brought from China and used in medicine (but much less than formerly), being an aromatic stimulant of the nature of ginger.
- noun A sedge, Cyperus longus, with an aromatic tuberous root. Also called
English galangal .
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- noun Any of several east Asian plants of the
ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
- noun southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"The spice of life," as she called galangal, appears in many Hildegard formulas.
Paulchens FoodBlog?! 2009
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"The spice of life," as she called galangal, appears in many Hildegard formulas.
Paulchens FoodBlog?! 2009
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A return visit snagged me my galangal, which is like ginger and coriander having a party in your mouth.
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2008
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They used many spices, some of which we no longer use (zedoary, long pepper), others of which today are associated with ethnic cuisine (such as galangal, an important ingredient of Thai cooking).
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I have a brochure produced by Malaysian Tourism Ministry to promote some common cuisine of Malaysians and in one of the pages, it shows the picture of herbs the Malays use in their cuisines with English names, including lengkuas which was given 'galangal' as its English equivalent name.
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You'll also find common Thai ingredients throughout the menu, such as galangal, lemongrass, lime-chili sauce, yellow-bean paste and bamboo shoots.
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You'll also find common Thai ingredients throughout the menu, such as galangal, lemongrass, lime-chili sauce, yellow-bean paste and bamboo shoots.
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At another event, the menu featured naniura, carp prepared sashimi-style but infused with turmeric, galangal and andaliman, an Indonesian relative of Sichuan pepper, resulting in a dish similar to ceviche.
Jakarta's Secretive Restaurant Scene Sara Schonhardt 2011
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Coconut milk base with galangal, mashroom and lemon leaf
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Ingredient lists contained nigella seeds, manouri and galangal with little, if any, explanation.
Cookbooks From Britannia Rule! Katherine Wheelock 2011
chained_bear commented on the word galangal
a spice similar in flavor to ginger, used in southeast Asia to season curries, soups, and grilled meats and fish.
February 6, 2007
yarb commented on the word galangal
Monovocalic alert.
October 10, 2008
mollusque commented on the word galangal
Thanks, yarb!
October 10, 2008
madmouth commented on the word galangal
I always have trouble restraining the syllables when saying this one; my tongue wants to go galangalangalangalanga
October 28, 2009
yarb commented on the word galangal
It's an everlasting word. And not at all decrepit!
October 28, 2009
madmouth commented on the word galangal
well, aren't you speedy with the bon-bon mots
October 28, 2009
yarb commented on the word galangal
It must be the feague.
October 28, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word galangal
"Galangal is the root of Alpinia officinarum, a native of eastern Asia related to ginger, with a similar though slightly more astringent taste. Still popular in Thai cuisine, it was widely used in Europe in the Middle Ages."
--Jack Turner, _Spice: The History of a Temptation_ (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004), 46 (n)
November 28, 2016
chained_bear commented on the word galangal
January 8, 2017