🇫🇷 French

curcumas

masculine

les curcumas

turmerics

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curcumas
/le kyʁkyma/
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How do you say curcumas in French?

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/le kyʁkyma/

How do you pronounce curcumas in French?

curcumas is pronounced /le kyʁkyma/ in French.

Example sentences

Le curcuma doré est un épice très populaire dans la cuisine indienne.

Golden turmeric is a very popular spice in Indian cuisine.

Ce curcuma frais que j'ai acheté au marché est beaucoup plus aromatique que celui en poudre.

This fresh turmeric that I bought at the market is much more aromatic than the powdered one.

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Why is it masculine?

Curcumas is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin *curcuma*, borrowed from Arabic *kurkum*, the gender inheritance is more straightforward: Latin *curcuma* was itself masculine (third declension), and French inherited this masculine gender directly.

What is the French word for turmerics?

The French word for turmerics is les curcumas — masculine.

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