Ga-lāng'ga or Ga-lāng'gal, n.

n. [L. Lat. & Fr. galanga, O. Fr. galangue, galange, Ger. galgant, from Ar. khalandjān, Per. khalandjān, khāvalandjān, the root galangale, from Ar. khalandj, Per. khalandji, a tree from which beams and wooden bowls are made.] The pungent aromatic root of a plant of the East Indies (Alpinia galanga), allied to the ginger. Other roots of a similar taste are sold under the same name. Eng. Cyc.