Kalmar "galangal" (wani lokaci ana rubuta "galingale") tana nufin tsiro na dangin ginger (Zingiberaceae) wanda ya fito daga kudu maso gabashin Asiya. Har ila yau, sunan tushen wannan shuka, wanda ake amfani da shi wajen dafa abinci da magungunan gargajiya. Tushen yana da kaifi, ɗanɗano mai yaji kuma ana amfani dashi a cikin abincin kudu maso gabashin Asiya, musamman Thai, Indonesian, da Malaysian jita-jita. Sunan kimiyya ga galangal shine Alpinia galanga.