curry

CEFRB1

/ˈkʌ.ɹi/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A spicy dish or sauce common in South Asian cooking.

  2. 02

    verb

    To rub or brush an animal's coat.

Examples

  • Both of us are very fond of curry and steak.

  • The curry at this restaurant is good.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /-ɾi/
  • /ˈkari/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.

  2. Curry powder.

  3. One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.

More examples

In context

  • Tom likes hot curry.

  • vegetarian curry

  • People get mixed up by thinking race is #1 because girls aren't going for asians and curries.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

1747 (as currey, first published recipe for the dish in English), from Tamil கறி (kaṟi), influenced by existing Middle English cury (“cooking”), from Middle French cuyre (“to cook”) (whence also cuisine), from Vulgar Latin cocere, from Latin coquere. Earlier cury found in 1390 cookbook Forme of Cury (Forms of Cooking) by court chefs of Richard II of England.