turmeric
English
/ˈtɜɹ.məɹ.ɪk/, /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (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.
- A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English turmeryte derived from Old French terre derived from Arabic كُرْكُم (turmeric, Curcuma).
Origin
Arabic
كُرْكُم
Gloss
turmeric, Curcuma
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- turmerol English
- turmerone English
- curcuma Latin
- terra Latin
- curcuma Italian
- cúrcuma Spanish, Castilian
- curcuma Portuguese
- कुङ्कुम Sanskrit
- turmeryte Middle English
- كركم Arabic
- كُرْكُم Arabic
- terre Old French
- cúrcuma Catalan, Valencian
- کرکم Persian
- kurkuma Indonesian
- Tèrre Norman
- terre Norman
- tèrre Norman
- terre Middle French
- tere Walloon