turmeric
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The meaning (definition) of the word turmeric
a bright yellow spice used in curry
The word turmeric used in a sentence
“Turmeric is a bright yellow spice used in many dishes.”
How the word turmeric is said around the world
| French | curcuma (kewrkewmah) |
| Spanish | cúrcuma (koorkoomah) |
| Mandarin | 姜黄 (jiāng huáng) |
| Hindi | हल्दी (huldee) |
| Arabic | كُركُم (koorkoom) |
| Russian | куркума (kurkuma) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cúrcuma (kooruhkoomuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cúrcuma (kooruhkooma) |
| Japanese | ターメリック (taamerikku) |
| German | Kurkuma (kuuuhkoomah) |
| Urdu | ہلدی (huldee) |
| Punjabi | ਹਲਦੀ (huluhdee) |
| Korean | 심황 (simhwang) |
| Hebrew | כּוּרכּוּם (koorkoom) |
| Greek | κουρκούμη (kourkoume) |
| Dutch | kurkuma (kurkewmah) |
| Tagalog | turmerik (toormereek) |
| Vietnamese | nghệ (ngay) |
| Turkish | zerdeçal (zerdaychahl) |
| Persian | زردچوبه (zahrdchoobay) |
| Polish | kurkuma (koorkoomah) |
| Ukrainian | куркума (kurkuma) |
| Bengali | হলুদ (hohlood) |
| Swedish | gurkmeja (gurkmuhyah) |
| Italian | curcuma (koorkuumah) |
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