[ˈtəːm(ə)rɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a 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

- the Asian plant from which turmeric is obtained


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (earlier as tarmaret): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally ‘deserving earth’, or perhaps an alteration of an Asian word