turmeric
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- (countable, uncountable) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
- (countable, uncountable) A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.
Synonyms
Curcuma domestica
Curcuma longa
curcuma
atractylis ovata
rhizoma curcumae longae
turmeria Rhizoma Curcumae Longae
Translations
curcuma
curcuma
كركم
cúrcuma
Kurkuma
cúrcuma
cúrcuma
kurkuma
zerdeçal
Curcuma longaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɜɹ.məɹ.ɪk/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English turmeryte, tarmaret, of uncertain origin. Possibly corrupted from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “Curcuma”) or from Old French terre mérite (“deserving earth”), potentially as a folk etymology of the Arabic.
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