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- Arabic · derived fromكُرْكُم“turmeric”
- English todaycurcumin
From translingual Curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”) + -in.
Words from the same roots
Arabicكُرْكُم all →
turmeric
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
curcumin
Today it means: A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric. Full definition →
Arabic كُرْكُم