açafrão-da-índia
Portuguese, noun/a.saˌfɾɐ̃w̃.daˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
açafrão-da-índia is spelled A-Ç-A-F-R-Ã-O-D-A-Í-N-D-I-A (14 letters). Açafrão-da-índia is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “turmeric (Curcuma longa, a plant of India)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does açafrão-da-índia mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineturmeric (Curcuma longa, a plant of India)
- 2
masculineturmeric (spice made from the rhizome of the turmeric plant)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of açafrão-da-índia
- açafrão-das-índias alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce açafrão-da-índia?
- Brazil /a.saˌfɾɐ̃w̃.daˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
- Brazil [a.saˌfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.daˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ]
- Portugal /ɐ.sɐˌfɾɐ̃w̃.dɐˈĩ.djɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to açafrão-da-índia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.