To think it's Ter -meric and not Too-meric?

[MereDintofPandiculation]

Listening to the Food Programme this morning about adulteration of herbs and spices, and nearly every one was pronouncing Turmeric as if it didn't have the first "r". Is that right? Have I been saying it wrong for years?

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/turmeric?q=Turmeric+

To my ear, tur-mur-ic... Both British and American.

Yes, but which version of "ur"? Turret? Turin?

Turin is from the way the name of the city is said in the local language.

I used to always say this wrong as too-mer-ick but it's because I didn't realise there was another r in the spelling! I wonder if that's what's happened on this food programme?!?

I now know the correct spelling is turmeric with another r near the beginning, therefore I pronounce it ter-mer-ick!

Could well be, @Meredusoleil . Like people saying 'rest bite'.