turmeric

turmeric
[ˈtəːmərɪk]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of a plant of the ginger family, used for flavouring and colouring in Asian cookery and formerly as a fabric dye
    姜黄根粉,郁金根粉
  2. the Asian plant from which this rhizome is obtained
    姜黄郁金
  3. Curcuma longa, family Zingiberaceae
    拉丁名Curcuma longa,姜科
语源
  1. late Middle English (earlier as tarmaret): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally 'deserving earth', perhaps an alteration of an oriental word
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