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Meaning of galangal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɡəˈlæŋɡəl

Definitions

Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية خولنجان
Bosanski Laos
Deutsch Galgant
Español galangal
فارسی قولنجان
Suomi galanga
Français galanga galangue
ગુજરાતી કોલિંજન
Hrvatski Laos
Bahasa Indonesia Laos lengkuas
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.
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