How to pronounce “turmeric”
Say “turmeric” in 3 beats
turmeric
/ˈtɝmɚɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈtɜːməɹɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- turtɝstress
- mermɚ
- icɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɝmɚɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈtɜːməɹɪk/
- Respelling
- TUR-mur-ik
- Syllables
- 3 — TUR-mer-ic
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TUR-mer-ic. “tur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɝmɚɪk/
/ˈtɜːməɹɪk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “turmeric” goes wrong
- Often heard
“TOO-mer-ik”
there is an r in the first syllable: TUR-mur-ik
What “turmeric” means
- noun
widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
- noun
ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
Say it in a sentence
“A pinch of turmeric turns the whole pot a warm yellow.”“turmeric”, answered
How do you pronounce “turmeric”?
“turmeric” is pronounced /ˈtɝmɚɪk/ (TUR-mur-ik) in American English and /ˈtɜːməɹɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tur”. Build it as TUR-mer-ic, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “turmeric” have?
3: tur · mer · ic. The beat lands on the first, “tur”.
Is “turmeric” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɝmɚɪk/ (TUR-mur-ik); British English says /ˈtɜːməɹɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “turmeric” mean?
As a noun: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye For example: “A pinch of turmeric turns the whole pot a warm yellow.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “turmeric”?
Stress the first syllable: TUR-mer-ic. “tur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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