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Etymology · Arabic

خَلَنْجَان

2 English words descend from Arabic خَلَنْجَان, most common first.

galangalAny of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
galingaleOne of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.