How do you say “galangal” in Vietnamese?

“Galangal” in Vietnamese is riềng (galangals of the genus Alpina).

Vietnamese words for “galangal”

• riềngListennoun
  Hanoi [ziəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ɹiəŋ˨˩]riềng falling

  galangals of the genus Alpina

  for “galangal” meaning: Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

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