zedoary

Meanings

• Noun

  A rhizome used as a condiment and in traditional medicine, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a pungent, ginger-like flavor.

  - "Zedoary is an essential ingredient in many Indian and Southeast Asian dishes."
  - "The rhizome of zedoary is boiled and used to make a popular Ayurvedic tea."

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Synonyms

kentjur , white turmeric

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with zedoary
zedary , cedary , redary

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Variants

List of all variants of zedoary that leads to same result
cedar , cedars , cedary

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Etymology

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Zedoary, also known as Curcuma zedoaria, is derived from the Tamil word 'zedo' meaning 'hot' and 'ari' meaning 'root'.

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Trivia

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1. Zedoary is also known as white turmeric or yellow ginger.

2. The essential oil extracted from zedoary rhizomes is used in perfumes and aromatherapy.

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Related Concepts

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1. Turmeric: Both zedoary and turmeric belong to the ginger family and have similar medicinal properties.

2. Ginger: Zedoary shares a similar pungent flavor with ginger, but it is less spicy.

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Culture

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Zedoary has been used in traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda and Unani for centuries. In literature, zedoary is mentioned in works like 'The Perfumes of Araby' by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain.

How to Memorize "zedoary"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the shape and color of a zedoary rhizome. It is long, thin, and yellowish-brown in color.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the name 'zedoary' with the spicy and aromatic flavors it brings to dishes.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'zedoary' starts with the letter 'z' and sounds like 'zed' plus 'ory', which can remind you of its origin as a root.

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