单词 | turmeric |
释义 | turmeric/ˈtəːmərɪk /noun [mass noun] 1A 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.American mustard, as applied to hot dogs, is generally very mild and coloured bright yellow with turmeric....
2The Asian plant from which turmeric is obtained.
OriginLate Middle English (earlier as tarmaret): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally 'deserving earth', or perhaps an alteration of an oriental word. |
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