___ ginger, a.k.a. galangal (4)

I believe the answer is:

thai

(Other definitions for thai that I've seen before include "SE Asian" , "One from Bangkok" , "eastern language" , "From old Siam?" , "Eg, native of Bangkok" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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