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# turmeric

noun (turmeric; uncountable)

«turmeric» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Turmeric is a bright yellow-orange spice made from the dried and ground root of a plant in the ginger family. It is used in curries and to colour food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#m1)

### In the lessons

Food and geography: turmeric is used a lot in Indian, South Asian and other cooking and gives curry its yellow colour; India grows most of the world's turmeric. Science: it stains clothes and fingers yellow, and its colour changes to red-brown in alkaline solutions, so it can be used as an indicator in experiments. Myth: turmeric is sometimes sold as a cure for many illnesses, but scientists have not shown strong proof that it cures diseases.

### Examples

- Turmeric makes the rice yellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x1)
- Mum added a spoon of turmeric to the curry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x2)
- Turmeric stained my fingers orange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x3)
- Turmeric comes from a root, like ginger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x4)
- In science, turmeric paper turned red with soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x5)
- Be careful, turmeric stains are hard to wash out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Spelling trap: tur-mer-ic (people often say «TOO-mer-ik» and forget the first r). Said «TUR-muh-rik».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turmeric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turmeric/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turmeric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turmeric.html) on Mova free.