curcuma

See also: cúrcuma and Curcuma

English

Noun

curcuma (plural curcumas)

1. Any plant of the genus Curcuma.

French

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyʁ.ky.ma/

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Noun

curcuma m (plural curcumas)

1. turmeric (plant, spice)

Further reading

• “curcuma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.ku.ma/
• Rhymes: -urkuma
• Hyphenation: cùr‧cu‧ma

Noun

curcuma f (plural curcume)

1. turmeric

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cúrcuma (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈkũ.mɐ/ [kuhˈkũ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈkũ.mɐ/ [kuhˈkũ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈkũ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈkũ.mɐ/ [kuχˈkũ.mɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kuɻˈkũ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈku.ma/ [kuhˈku.ma]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈku.mɐ/

Noun

curcuma f (plural curcumas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. turmeric (plant)
2. turmeric (spice)

Synonyms

• açafrão-da-índia
• açafrão-das-índias

Further reading

• “curcuma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “curcuma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026