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Meaning of Turmeric | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk

Definitions

  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

Equivalents

العربية الكركم كركم هرد
Azərbaycanca sarıkök
বাংলা হলুদ
Català cúrcuma
Čeština japonský šafrán kurkuma
Deutsch Gelbwurz Kurkuma Kurkume
Ελληνικά κιτρινόριζα κουρκουμάς κουρκούμη
Esperanto kurkumo
Español cúrcuma palillo
فارسی زردچوبه
Suomi kurkuma kurkumiini maustekurkuma
Français curcuma curcumine
ગુજરાતી હળદર
עברית כורכום
हिन्दी शोभना हलदी हल्दी
Magyar kurkuma
Bahasa Indonesia kunyit kurkuma
Íslenska túrmerik
Italiano curcuma curcumina
日本語 うこん 鬱金
ខ្មែរ រមៀត
한국어 강황
Kurdî ajo zerdeçal
Македонски куркума
മലയാളം മഞ്ഞൾ
मराठी हळद
Bahasa Melayu kunyit
မြန်မာဘာသာ နနွင်း
Nederlands koenjit kurkuma
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਲਦੀ
Polski kurkuma żółcień
Português açafrão-da-índia açafrão-da-terra açafrão-das-índias curcuma
Română curcumă zerdiceaf
Русский жёлтый ко́рень желтяк куркума курку́мин
සිංහල කහ
Svenska gurkmeja
Kiswahili bizari ya manjano manjano
தமிழ் மஞ்சள்
తెలుగు పసుపు
ไทย ขมิ้น
Tagalog luyang-dilaw
Türkçe zerdeçal
Tiếng Việt nghệ
Yorùbá ajo ata ilẹ̀ pupa

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

turmeric paper Turmerics turmerol turmerone turmit turmite

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