Meaning of galangal | Babel Free
ɡəˈlæŋɡəlDefinitions
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Equivalents
العربية
خولنجان
Bosanski
Laos
Deutsch
Galgant
Español
galangal
فارسی
قولنجان
Suomi
galanga
ગુજરાતી
કોલિંજન
Hrvatski
Laos
Italiano
galanga
Kurdî
Laos
ລາວ
ຂ່າ
Bahasa Melayu
lengkuas
Nederlands
Laos
Polski
gałgan
Português
galanga
Српски
Laos
ไทย
ข่า
Tagalog
langkawas
Türkçe
havlıcan
Українська
калган
Tiếng Việt
riêng
Examples
“The refreshing aroma of galangal acts in combination with and as a contrast to lemongrass in many recipes in this book.”
“Another time, she dined in Hampstead, where she was fed a version of stargazy pie with a whole squid where the eel should have been. It was flavoured, for the full medieval effect, with galangal, which her hostess described as “kind of like frankincense”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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