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turmeric

noun
/ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/US/ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/UK/təɹˈmɛ.ɾɪk/

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.

  1. derived from terre
  2. derived from كُرْكُم
  3. inherited from turmeryte

Definitions

  1. An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family…

    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…

    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.

The neighborhood

Derived

turmeric acid, turmeric paper, white turmeric, wild turmeric

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA