Curcuma
German, noun[kʊʁˈkuːma]
Curcuma is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Kurkuma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Pflanzenart Curcuma longa, Angehöriger einer Gattung der Ingwergewächse Zingiberaceae”.
What does Curcuma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Kurkuma
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Pflanzenart Curcuma longa, Angehöriger einer Gattung der Ingwergewächse Zingiberaceae 2. Gewürz aus den Gelbwurzeln der Kurkuma, auch verwendet zur Herstellung von Curry
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Curcuma
- Curkumen plural
- Curcumen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Curcuma?
- [kʊʁˈkuːma]
- [ˈkʊʁkuma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Curcuma in German?
Curcuma appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).