cúrcuma

See also: curcuma and Curcuma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkur.ku.mə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkuɾ.ku.ma]

Noun

cúrcuma f (plural cúrcumes)

turmeric

Further reading

“cúrcuma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.ku.mɐ/ [ˈkuh.ku.mɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.ku.mɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.ku.mɐ/ [ˈkuχ.ku.mɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɻ.ku.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.ku.mɐ/

Noun

cúrcuma f (plural cúrcumas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

alternative form of curcuma (“tumeric”)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾkuma/ [ˈkuɾ.ku.ma]
Rhymes: -uɾkuma
Syllabification: cúr‧cu‧ma

Noun

cúrcuma f (plural cúrcumas)

turmeric (plant)
turmeric (spice)

Further reading

“cúrcuma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024