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

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
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Word Origin for chutney

C19: from Hindi catni, of uncertain origin