setewale

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman zedwal, from Old French citoval, zedeail, etc., ultimately from Arabic جَدْوَار (jadwār). See zedoary.

Noun

setewale (plural setewales)

1. (botany) Any plant or root of a plant of the genus Curcuma, especially zedoary.

   Synonym: zeduare

References

• “setewāl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “setwall, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.