Ma'anar ƙamus na "kurkure" shine aikin wankewa ko tsaftace wani abu da ruwa ko wani ruwa don cire datti, sabulu, ko wasu abubuwa. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga yin saurin wuce ruwa ta cikin wani abu don cire duk wani abu ko datti. Bugu da ƙari, "kurkure" na iya nufin aikin jika wani abu a takaice da ruwa ko wani ruwa a matsayin hanyar tsaftacewa ko shirya shi don amfani.