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)

1. turmeric

Further reading

• “cúrcuma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.ku.mɐ/ [ˈkuh.ku.mɐ]

• (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)

1. 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)

1. turmeric (plant)
2. turmeric (spice)

Further reading

• “cúrcuma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16