English Explanatory Dictionary

turmeric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
  2. The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
  3. A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/ [ˈtʰɝ.mɚ.ɪk] /ˈtuː.mə.ɹɪk/ [ˈtʰu.mɚ.ɪk] En-us-turmeric.oga /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ /ˈtjuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ /ˈtʃuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-turmeric.wav /təɹˈmɛ.ɾɪk/

Word forms

turmeric turmerics

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

haldi E100

Related words

curcumin golden kunyit haldi

Derived words

turmeric acid turmeric paper white turmeric wild turmeric

Translations

Arabic: كُرْكُم Middle Armenian: դեղնախունկ Assamese: হালধি গছ Central Bikol: kalawag Catalan: cúrcuma Chinese Mandarin: 薑黃 /姜黄 Czech: kurkuma dlouhá Danish: gurkemeje Dutch: kurkuma Fijian: cago Fijian: lelega Finnish: maustekurkuma French: curcuma German: Kurkuma German: Gelbwurz Greek: κουρκουμάς Gujarati: હળદર Hawaiian: ʻōlena Hawaiian: lena Indonesian: kunyit Javanese: kunir Javanese: kunyit Korean: 강황 Macedonian: куркума Malay: kunyit Māori: renga Norwegian Bokmål: gurkemeie Okinawan: 鬱金 Palauan: kesol Persian: زردچوبه Persian: زرچوبه Polish: kurkuma Portuguese: cúrcuma Portuguese: açafrão-da-índia Portuguese: açafrão-das-índias Romanian: zerdiceaf Russian: курку́ма Russian: жёлтый ко́рень Russian: желтя́к Samoan: lega Samoan: ago Slovene: kurkuma Spanish: cúrcuma Spanish: palillo Spanish: yuquilla Spanish: camotillo Swahili: njano Swedish: gurkmeja Tagalog: luyang-dilaw Tahitian: reʻa Tahitian: reʻa māʻohi Tamil: மஞ்சள் Thai: ขมิ้น Tongan: ango
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