turmeric

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/|/ˈtjuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/|/ˈtʃuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/    美 /ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/|[ˈtʰɝ.mɚ.ɪk]|/ˈtuː.mə.ɹɪk/|[ˈtʰu.mɚ.ɪk]

英文释义

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

词形变化

turmerics plural

词汇关系

衍生词
turmeric acid turmeric paper turmerol turmerone white turmeric wild turmeric
相关词
curcumin golden kunyit haldi

词源

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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