turmeric
English
Etymology
From Middle English turmeryte, tarmaret, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French terre mérite (“deserving earth”). According to Klein, possibly corrupted from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “Curcuma”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
turmeric (countable and uncountable, plural turmerics)
- (botany) An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- (cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
- Synonym: haldi
- A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.
- Synonym: E100
- turmeric:
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
plant
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spice
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dye
See also
References
- “termerite (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-25.
- Klein, Dr. Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1971.
Further reading
- “turmeric”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- turmeric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Curcuma longa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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