chutney
or chut·nee
[ chuht-nee ]
/ ˈtʃʌt ni /
noun, plural chut·neys.
a sauce or relish of East Indian origin, often compounded of both sweet and sour ingredients, as fruits and herbs, with spices and other seasoning.
Origin of chutney
First recorded in 1805–15,
chutney is from the Hindi word
chatnī
Words nearby chutney
chuse,
chute,
chute the chute,
chute-the-chute,
chutist,
chutney,
chutzpa,
chutzpah,
chuuk,
chuuk islands,
chuvash
Example sentences from the Web for chutney
British Dictionary definitions for chutney
chutney
/ (ˈtʃʌtnɪ) /
noun
a pickle of Indian origin, made from fruit, vinegar, spices, sugar, etc
mango chutney
a type of music popular in the Caribbean Asian community, much influenced by calypso
Word Origin for chutney
C19: from Hindi
catni, of uncertain origin