How do you pronounce turmeric?

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TER-muh-rik?

CHOOM-rik?

Back in the 80s my parents taught me to say choo-mer-ick, and said it that way every time, and I remember all the TV chefs of the day seemed to say it the same way.

A couple of years ago my parents laughingly disparaged anyone pronouncing it choo-mer-ick, couldn't believe anyone would ever say it that way, how ridiculous 🙄 They now say tur/ter-mer-ick, as do most of the TV chefs. I've no idea when it officially switched over.

I also remember them laughing at me saying ter-mer-ick in about the 00s. Such a weird thing to get hung up on.

My accent 🤷🏻‍♀️ eg I don't say Furnando. Saying that, I'm now pretty sure my choo-m-rik is incorrect, it's just how I learned to say it, it's a word I rarely use and have never thought about it before.

So would you say Tertle for Turtle?
Yes!

Come again??

Terry = eh sound so it's Teh-ree (same as Ferry)

Furry = ur/er so it's fur-ree

ur and er have the same sound, as proven by the word turmeric!

tur-mur-ick

Tur-tle

Sorry meant TER-tle !

So would you say Tertle for Turtle? or Turry for Terry

Yes to your first example, no to your second. How do you pronounce ‘turtle’?

Same

Are you Scottish? Or have a similarly rhotic accent?

I think I flit between the two pronunciations. I think tur-merick is correct though.
Does anyone remember the Vic and Bob sketch about it? Bob has the most wonderful emphasis on the CHEW~ part!

T-you-mur-ick

Fast.

Not sure about pp but I'm Irish and -er, -ir and -ur aren't homophobes to me. Saylng tertle for turtle would sound extremely strange in my accent. I've never really thought about it though, and I guess I just haven't been listening to other people's accents carefully enough!

Is it rhotic versus non-rhotic that makes the difference so?

Toor-mrik

Agreed!

Too-mer-ick

Accent issues. 😅

Ter muh rik

I've never heard of it being pronounced starting with Choo apart from in this thread . Do you also say Choo - Kee for Turkey ?

I came on to say "haldi" as well but I've been beaten to it! 😂

Tur-mer-rick exactly as it's written

Never heard it as Chewmerick

Turkey isn't Chewkey?!

Tur-meric. Even if I were to for some reason miss put the 'r', I'd pronounce it tyu-meric, not choo-meric, for the same reason that I don't say choos-day for Tuesday!

How do people get from Tur to Choo??

I just learned there's an r in the beginning. So, I've Airways said "toomerik", but i shall now say "termerik"!

No buy some people say CHOO-seday for Tuesday.

Fir tree - fur coat - Fernando

All the same 'fer' to me. (South East)

Im trying to think to think of an accent where they're different?!

That isn't really comparable as Tuesday doesn't start Tur . It could bring a whole new ballgame on here though !

Too mer ick
😂