tur·mer·ic
noun/ˈtɜːmərɪk/
/ˈtɜːrmərɪk/
[uncountable]- a yellow powder made from the root of an Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice, especially in curry
enlarge image姜黄根粉（用作烹饪调料，尤用于做咖喱） Word 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.