On Jun 30, 4:04�am, "
> wrote:
> A minor annoyance, but I always thought the name of this spice was
> spelled and pronounced "turmeric". It even says so on the bottle I
> have in my cabinet, but all tv chefs pronounce it "tumeric", including
> the Iron Chefs, Alton Brown, and the competitors on all the "reality"
> cooking shows.
>
> Here's a link: �http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
>
> Whenever I hear it pronounced "tumeric", I can't help thinking of
> tumors.
>
> Shouldn't professional chefs, food scientists, writers and critics
> learn the proper names of their ingredients?
>
> I may be nit-picking but I think I'm right on this issue.

It's spelled "turmeric" but both pronunciations are equally correct...
but eliding the first "r" is far more common.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turmeric