curcuma

== English == === Noun === curcuma (plural curcumas) Any plant of the genus Curcuma. == French == === Etymology === From Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kyʁ.ky.ma/ === Noun === curcuma m (plural curcumas) turmeric (plant, spice) === Further reading === “curcuma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkur.ku.ma/ Rhymes: -urkuma Hyphenation: cùr‧cu‧ma === Noun === curcuma f (plural curcume) turmeric == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cúrcuma (Brazil) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === curcuma f (plural curcumas) (European Portuguese spelling) turmeric (plant) turmeric (spice) ==== Synonyms ==== açafrão-da-índia açafrão-das-índias === Further reading === “curcuma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “curcuma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026