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galingale

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡælɪŋɡeɪl/Part of speech nounSorted aaeggillnStarts with GEnds with E0 clues
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  1. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Word origin

From Middle English galingale, 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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  • An early English version [of marmalade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger, galingale, cinnamon and wardens as well as quinces.

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