Turmeric Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of turmeric noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

turmeric noun  /ˈtɜːmərɪk/  /ˈtɜːrmərɪk/ [uncountable] jump to other results

1. enlarge imagea yellow powder made from the root of an Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice, especially in curryTopics Foodc2Word Originlate Middle English (earlier as tarmaret): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally ‘deserving earth’, or perhaps an alteration of an oriental word.

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See turmeric in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: turmeric

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