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turmeric

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/
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/ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/ · [ˈtʰɝ.mɚ.ɪk] · /ˈtuː.mə.ɹɪk/ · [ˈtʰu.mɚ.ɪk] · /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ · /ˈtjuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ · /ˈtʃuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ · /təɹˈmɛ.ɾɪk/

Definition of turmeric

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
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noun

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

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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.

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