cúrcuma

See also: curcuma and Curcuma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum).

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈkuɾ.ku.ma]

Noun

cúrcuma f (plural cúrcumes)

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]
- (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 spelling)

Alternative form of curcuma (“tumeric”)

Spanish

Etymology

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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