Galanga
Pronunciation : Ga*lan"ga, Ga*lan"gal
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ]
Definition : Defn: The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the K?mpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913