how to pronounce куркума

/kʊrˈkumə/

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куркума is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of куркума in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… мере жито год у куркума это может быть …”

meanings of куркума

noun:

Turmeric.

куркума frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word куркума occurs in russian on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.