turmeric en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈtʰu.mɚ.ɪk] (General-American)
- /ˈtjuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation, nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /təɹˈmɛ.ɾɪk/ (Philippines)
- /ˈtuː.mə.ɹɪk/ (General-American, nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtʃuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈtʰɝ.mɚ.ɪk] (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turmerics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
turmerone · wild turmeric · white turmeric · turmerol · turmeric paper · turmeric acid
Relateds
curcumin · kunyit · golden · haldi
Synonyms
Translations (179)
pt açafrão-das-índias (plant) · yo yéyémùyé (plant) · nb gurkemeie (plant) · kn ಅರಸಿನ (spice) · es palillo (spice) · haw lena (plant) · pt açafrão-da-índia (plant) · as হালধি (spice) · ru курку́мин (dye) · to ango (plant) · ty reʻa (plant) · ta மஞ்சள் (spice) · vi nghệ (plant) · uz zarchoʻva (plant) · ru желтя́к (plant) · hy տիւրմէրիկ (plant) · tr zerdeçal (spice) · ms kunyit (plant) · cs kurkuma dlouhá (plant) · nl kurkuma (dye) · ceb dulaw (spice) · de Kurkuma (spice) · ty reʻa māʻohi (plant) · fi maustekurkuma (plant) · syl ꠀꠟꠗꠤ (spice) · cs japonský šafrán (spice) · ja 鬱金 (spice) · ug زەرچىۋە (spice) · ca cúrcuma (spice) · mr हळद (spice) · te పసుపు (spice) · fa زردچوبه (plant) · ro zerdiceaf (spice) · it curcuma (spice) · acw كُرْكُم (plant) · yo àjó (plant) · am እርድ (plant) · da gurkemeje (plant) · uz zarchoʻva (spice) · hy հնդիկ քրքում (plant) · tk zerçibe (spice) · stw raang (plant) · syl ꠅꠟꠂꠖ (spice) · ms kunyit (dye) · tl luyang-dilaw (spice) · sm ago (plant) · ug زەرچىۋە (plant) · pl kurkuma (plant) · fa زردچوبه (spice) · fj cago (plant) · ary خرقوم (spice) · ta மஞ்சள் (plant) · lt dažinė ciberžolė (spice) · cs kurkuma (spice) · nan-hbl 薑黃 /姜黄 (spice) · kn ಅರಿಶಿನ (spice) · ca cúrcuma (plant) · cmn 薑黃 /姜黄 (spice) · is túrmerik (spice) · cmn 薑黃 /姜黄 (plant) · yue 黃薑 /黄姜 (plant) · kxd kunyit (spice) · hu kurkuma (spice) · ar كُرْكُم (spice) · ja ウコン (spice) · ru желтя́к (spice) · tk zerçibe (plant) · pt curcuma (spice) · af borrie (spice) · cy tyrmerig (plant) · vi củ nghệ (spice) · nan 黃薑 /黄姜 (plant) · es camotillo (plant) · tr zerdeçal (plant) · nl kurkuma (spice) · ne बेसार (spice) · km រមៀត (spice) · az kurkuma (spice) · jv kunyit (plant) · ko 강황 (spice) · el κουρκούμη (spice) · fi kurkumiini (dye) · sl kurkuma (spice) · bcl kalawag (plant) · mk куркума (spice) · pon oahng (spice) · fr curcuma (plant) · fr curcuma (spice) · yo àjó (spice) · ro curcumă (spice) · sv gurkmeja (spice) · woe rang (plant) · as হালধি গছ (plant) · tl luyang-dilaw (plant) · bn হলুদ (spice) · cal raang (plant) · el κουρκουμάς (plant) · ca cúrcuma (dye) · th ขมิ้น (plant) · es cúrcuma (plant) · yap guchoel (plant) · my နနွင်း (spice) · id kunyit (spice) · he כורכום (spice) · fa زرچوبه (plant) · th ขมิ้น (spice) · ru курку́ма (plant) · gu હળદર (spice) · sw bizari ya manjano (spice) · mk куркума (plant) · id kunyit (dye) · sm lega (plant) · ml മഞ്ഞൾ (spice) · arz كركم (spice) · pt açafrão-da-terra (spice) · axm դեղնախունկ (plant) · ro zerdiceaf (plant) · tsg dulaw (spice) · haw ʻōlena (plant) · ryu 鬱金 (plant) · lo ຂມິ້ນ (spice) · jv kunir (plant) · ga tuirmiric (spice) · fa زرچوبه (spice) · dv ރީނދޫ (spice) · hi हल्दी (spice) · nds Kunkelmei (Holsteinisch) (dye) · yo ata ilẹ̀ pupa (spice) · de Gelbwurz (plant) · es cúrcuma (spice) · mkj oang (plant) · nl kurkuma (plant) · pl kurkuma (spice) · pau kesol (plant) · sv gurkmeja (plant) · bg куркума (spice) · nl koenjit (dye) · ru курку́ма (spice) · fj lelega (plant) · id kunyit (plant) · yue 黃薑 /黄姜 (spice) · sw manjano (spice) · pt açafrão-das-índias (spice) · ckb زەردەچێوە (spice) · ru жёлтый ко́рень (plant) · fr curcumine (dye) · de Gelbwurz (spice) · vec cùrcuma (spice) · si කහ (spice) · pt açafrão-da-índia (spice) · wad ningguai (plant) · sw njano (plant) · de Kurkuma (plant) · gu હળદર (plant) · da gurkemeje (spice) · nl koenjit (spice) · ru жёлтый ко́рень (spice) · es palillo (plant) · tet kunir (spice) · no gurkemeie (spice) · ar كُرْكُم (plant) · es yuquilla (plant) · pt cúrcuma (plant) · de Kurkume (spice) · la curcuma (plant) · sl kurkuma (plant) · ko 강황 (plant) · to enga (plant) · fi kurkuma (spice) · eo kurkumo (spice) · cy tyrmerig (spice) · mi renga (plant) · pon oahng (plant) · lo ຂີ້ໝິ້ນ (spice) · it curcumina (dye) · ms kunyit (spice) · az sarıkök (spice) · pa ਹਲਦੀ (spice) · bcl kalawag (spice)