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turmeric
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[ˈtəːm(ə)rɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of a plant of the ginger family, used for flavouring and colouring in Asian cooking and formerly as a fabric dye
- the Asian plant from which turmeric is obtained
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Origin
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late Middle English (earlier as tarmaret): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally ‘deserving earth’, or perhaps an alteration of an Asian word
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