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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GALINGALE

From Old French galingal, from Arabic khalanjān, from Chinese kaoliang-chiang, from Kaoliang district in Guangdong province + chiang ginger.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GALINGALE

galingale  [ˈɡælɪŋˌɡeɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALINGALE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Galingale is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GALINGALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of galingale in the English dictionary

The definition of galingale in the dictionary is a European cyperaceous plant, Cyperus longus, with rough-edged leaves, reddish spikelets of flowers, and aromatic roots.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALINGALE


Abigail
ˈæbɪˌɡeɪl
ale
eɪl
detail
ˈdiːteɪl
e-mail
ˈiːmeɪl
fail
feɪl
farthingale
ˈfɑːðɪŋˌɡeɪl
female
ˈfiːmeɪl
Gael
ɡeɪl
gale
ɡeɪl
Longueuil
lɒŋˈɡeɪl
mail
meɪl
male
meɪl
martingale
ˈmɑːtɪnˌɡeɪl
nail
neɪl
nightingale
ˈnaɪtɪŋˌɡeɪl
phascogale
ˈfæskəɡeɪl
regale
rɪˈɡeɪl
retail
ˈriːteɪl
sale
seɪl
yaffingale
ˈjæfɪŋˌɡeɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALINGALE

galette
Galibi
Galicia
Galician
Galilean
Galilean satellite
Galilean telescope
galilee
Galileo
galimatias
galiongee
galiot
galipot
galivant
gall
gall bladder
gall gnat
gall midge
gall mite
gall wasp

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALINGALE

brush-tailed phascogale
dale
finale
fresh gale
gregale
hale
Internationale
large-scale
locale
moderate gale
mygale
near gale
pale
quale
strong gale
sweet gale
tale
vale
whole gale
wholesale

Synonyms and antonyms of galingale in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «galingale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALINGALE

Find out the translation of galingale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of galingale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «galingale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

galingale
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juncia
570 millions of speakers

English

galingale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

galingale
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

galingale
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

galingale
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

galingale
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

galingale
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

galanga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Galingale
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Galgant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

galingale
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

galingale
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Galingale
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

riềng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

galingale
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅलिंगेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

galingale
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

galingale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

galingale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

galingale
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

galingale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

galingale
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

galingale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

galingale
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galingale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of galingale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALINGALE»

The term «galingale» is normally little used and occupies the 139.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALINGALE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «galingale» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «galingale» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about galingale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALINGALE»

Discover the use of galingale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to galingale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Catalogue of the Cabinet of Natural History and of the ...
CYPERACEiE. 1167 DuLICHIUM SPATHACEUM, Cabinet. 1168 Cyperus flavescens, Yellowish Bwarf Galingale(\). Cabinet. 1169 Cyperus diandrus, Diandrous Galingale(lb). Cabinet. 1170 Cyperus nuttallii, NuttalVs Galingale(3). - - Cabinet.
University of the State of New York, 1853
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Educational exhibit of the state of New York
1168 Cyperus flavescens, Yellowish Dwarf Galingale(4). Cabinet. 1169 Cyperus diandrus, Diandrous Galingale(lb). Cabinet. 1170 Cyperus nuttallii, NuttaWs Galingale(&). - - Cabinet. 1171 CyPERUS MICHAUX1ANUS, Michaux's Galingale(l).
New York State Museum, James Ellsworth De Kay, John Torrey, 1853
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Catalogue of the Cabinet of Natural History of the State of ...
ORDER CXXIV. CYPERACEjE. 1167 DuLlCHIUM SPATHACEUM, DllHchium(3). - - - - - 1168 Cyperus flavescens, Yellowish Dwarf Galingale(i). 1169 Cyperus diandrus, Diandrous Galingale(lb). 1170 Cyperus nuttallii, Nuttall's Galingale(3).
‎1853
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
Galingale 147 For those who are afflicted with the angry, inflamed, and spreading pain of scall, and who fear the onset of leprosy, take a quint of the best Theriaca Andromaci in six loths of fumitory water every month and sweat well. In addition ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
5
Catalogue of the Phænogamous and Vascular Cryptogamous ...
Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Nut-grass. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Kyllingia. Dullehlnm. Umbrella Grass. CYPERACE^E. ( Sedge Family.) CYPERUS 124o. flavescens, L. Grand Rapids.— Coleman Cat. ; S. Mich.
Charles Fay Wheeler, Erwin Frink Smith, 1881
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural ...
Low cyperus. Cypress-grass. Galingale. wet and marshy ground. Also in Lambton county, Ontario. Common in Cyperus rivularls Kunth. (Cyperus diandrus castaneus Torr. in Gray.) Shining cyperus. Galingale. In wet ground and along streams.
Michigan State Horticultural Society, 1900
7
Hildegard's Healing Plants: From Her Medieval Classic Physica
Galingale [galgan] is totally warm and does not have any cold in it. It is excellent. Let the person who has a burning fever pulverize galingale and drink it in spring water, and the burning fever will go away. And let whoever suffers from bad ...
‎2002
8
Biology Pamphlets
Galingale. Galingalc. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Nut-grass. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Galingale. Kyllingla. DulicMum. Umbrella Grass. CYPERACE.E. (Sedge Family.) CYPERUsi 1246. flavescens, L. Grand Rapids.
9
Annual Report - Geological and Natural History Survey of ...
CYPERUS, L. Galingale. C. diaudrus, Torr., var. castaneus, Torr. (C. rivularis, Kunth.) Gralin- gale. Common through the south half of the state ; extending north at least to the upper Mississippi river, Garrison. C erythrorrhizoa, Muhl. Galingale.
Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, 1884
10
Food in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays
is thickened with roasted bread that has been soaked in vinegar, and mixed with cinnamon, galingale (Alpina galanga), and cloves. In this recipe galingale has no special significance, it is just one spice among others. As we shall see, in the ...
Melitta Weiss Adamson, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALINGALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term galingale is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Invasive plant cleared from Regent's Park Canal
The canal is a particularly vulnerable spot because the water can transfer the Galingale seeds over long distances. The stretch the team ... «getwestlondon, Jun 15»
2
Tastes like home: Japanese discovers love, and the best curry …
Koshika's secret mix has 18 different spices and herbs, including galingale, lemongrass, chili and cinnamon. They have to be preserved for a ... «Thanh Nien Daily, May 15»
3
Getto galingale gives off a fragrant scent as summer begins
Early summer has come, and Getto galingale is in full bloom. The flowers are lending a nostalgic aura to cultural heritage sites such as ... «Ryukyushimpo, May 15»
4
Bicentenary celebrations for Breamore School
She added: “It took me three months – working off photos of Breamore Church, the geese and galingale on the Breamore marsh – and the ... «Salisbury Journal, Mar 15»
5
The 'lengkuas' cleaners of Gunung Putri
Every morning, up to 10 housewives and several men tasked with cutting galingale leaves, pulling up the tubers, cleaning and washing them, ... «Jakarta Post, Dec 14»
6
Research in the restaurant: inspiring modern chefs with medieval …
You'll need some zedoary and galingale … Giles Gasper. Given this, finding a collection of culinary recipes from about 1180 for condiments, ... «The Conversation, Jun 14»
7
Commune near Hanoi is Vietnam braised-fish capital during Tet
... expensive is that the fish is braised for up to 12 hours to soften both bones and scales, and galingale and lemongrass are added for flavor. «Thanh Nien Daily, Jan 14»
8
Pad Thai Recipe: Direct From a Street Vendor in Thailand (Photos)
... mix of roots, grasses, and aromatic herbs such as sweet basil, mint, cilantro (coriander), lemongrass, and galingale (in the ginger family). «The Epoch Times, Nov 13»
9
Agus Widodo: Popularizing Indonesian traditional
For example, a drink may contain eggs with turmeric and ginger, rice and galingale, and hot brewed ginger, all using Indonesian herbs and ... «Jakarta Post, Oct 13»
10
Located in Lamphun's Muang District, Umong Homestay in Tambon …
In addition, the centre also produces wine from other local ingredients such as roselle, lychee, jambolan and galingale. Visitors will have a ... «Bangkok Post, Aug 13»

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