turmeric
/ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk//ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/
turmeric noun: an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
Noun
turmeric (countable and uncountable, plural turmerics)
- An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
- Synonyms:
- haldi
- A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.
- Synonyms:
- E100
turmeric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
turmeric in Hindi
- spice
- हल्दी haldī
turmeric in Tamil
- plant
- மஞ்சள் mañcaḷ
- spice
- மஞ்சள் mañcaḷ
turmeric in Marathi
- spice
- हळद haḷad
turmeric in Urdu
- ہلدی
More languagesFewer languages
- turmeric in Bengali
- হলুদ holud
- turmeric in Telugu
- పసుపు pasupu
- turmeric in Malayalam
- മഞ്ഞൾ maññaḷ
- turmeric in Kannada
- ಅರಿಶಿನ ariśina, ಅರಸಿನ arasina
- turmeric in Punjabi
- ਹਲਦੀ haldī
- turmeric in Gujarati
- હળદર haḷdar
- turmeric in Odia
- ହରିଦ୍ରା haridrā, ଯାମିନୀ jāmini
- turmeric in Sanskrit
- हलदी haladī, उमा úmā, शोभना śobhanā, रञ्जन rañjana
- turmeric in Sinhala
- කහ kaha
- turmeric in Assamese
- হালধি গছ halodhi gos, হালধি halodhi
- turmeric in Nepali
- बेसार besār
- turmeric in Tagalog
- luyang-dilaw
- turmeric in Arabic
- كُرْكُم kurkum
- turmeric in Malay
- kunyit
- turmeric in Indonesian
- kunyit
- turmeric in Persian
- زردچوبه zardčube, زرچوبه zarčube
- turmeric in Thai
- ขมิ้น kà-mîn
- turmeric in Vietnamese
- nghệ, củ nghệ
- turmeric in Myanmar
- နနွင်း na.nwang:
- Dhivehi
- ރީނދޫ rīⁿdū
Synonyms of turmeric
Forms of turmeric
| plural | turmerics |
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Origin of turmeric
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.
Words formed from turmeric
- turmeric acid
- turmeric paper
- turmerol
- turmerone
- white turmeric
- wild turmeric
Phrases with turmeric
Questions about turmeric
- What does turmeric mean?
- Turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- What is turmeric in Hindi?
- Turmeric in Hindi is हल्दी (haldī). See Turmeric meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is turmeric?
- Turmeric is a noun.
- How do you pronounce turmeric?
- Turmeric is pronounced /ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/ (US).
- What is the plural of turmeric?
- The plural of turmeric is turmerics.
Words near turmeric in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: turmeric (page history and authors); turmeric (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଯାମିନୀ (Odia) (page history and authors); उमा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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