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zedoary

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈzɛdoʊˌɛɹi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white turmeric, kentjur

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin zedoārium, from Arabic جَدْوَار (jadwār), from Classical Persian ژدوار (žadwār).

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ዚዶሪ (zidori) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Arabic: جَدْوَار (jadwār) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Bulgarian: зедоа́рия (zedoárija) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬱金 /郁金 (yùjīn) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Finnish: keralankurkuma — Curcuma zedoaria
  • French: zédoaire — Curcuma zedoaria
  • German: Zitwer — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Middle High German: zitwar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Old High German: zituwar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Old High German: zitawar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Old High German: zitewar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Gujarati: કચૂર (kacūr) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Hindi: कचूर (kacūr) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Indonesian: temu putih — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Indonesian: kunir putih — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Italian: zedoària — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Italian: zettovario — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Korean: 봉술 (bongsul) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Latin: zedoārium — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Malayalam: കച്ചൂരം (kaccūraṁ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Marathi: सुगंधमूली (sugandhmūlī) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Old English: sideware — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Persian: ژدوار (žadvâr) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Persian: جدوار (jadvâr) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Polish: cytwar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Portuguese: zedoária — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Punjabi: ਕਚੂਰ (kacūr) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Russian: цитва́рь (citvárʹ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Russian: цытва́рь (cytvárʹ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Russian: цетва́рь (cetvárʹ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Russian: цедоа́рия (cedoárija) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: ѝсиот — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: сетвар — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: цитвар — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: ìsiot — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: setvar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: citvar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Spanish: cedoaria — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Swedish: sittver — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Tagalog: luya-luyahan — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Tamil: கச்சோரம் (kaccōram) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Tamil: பூலாங்கிழங்கு (pūlāṅkiḻaṅku) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Telugu: కచోరము (kacōramu) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Telugu: కచ్చూరము (kaccūramu) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Thai: ขมิ้นอ้อย — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Turkish: cedvar — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Ottoman Turkish: جدوار (cedvar) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Ukrainian: цитва́рь (cytvárʹ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Ukrainian: цетва́рь (cetvárʹ) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Ukrainian: цедоа́рия (cedoáryja) — Curcuma zedoaria
  • Vietnamese: nghệ đen — Curcuma zedoaria