currie
[ kur-ee, kuhr-ee ]
/ ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i /
noun, verb (used with object), cur·ried, cur·ry·ing.
Words nearby currie
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Definition for currie (2 of 2)
curry
1
or cur·rie
[ kur-ee, kuhr-ee ]
/ ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i /
noun, plural cur·ries.
East Indian Cookery.
a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
any dish flavored with curry powder or the like: a lamb curry.
verb (used with object), cur·ried, cur·ry·ing.
to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices: to curry eggs.
Origin of curry
1
First recorded in 1590–1600,
curry is from the Tamil word
kaṟi sauce
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British Dictionary definitions for currie (1 of 3)
curry
1
/ (ˈkʌrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce
curry seasoning or sauce
give someone curry Australian slang
to assault (a person) verbally or physically
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
(tr)
to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce
Word Origin for curry
C16: from Tamil
kari sauce, relish
British Dictionary definitions for currie (2 of 3)
curry
2
/ (ˈkʌrɪ) /
verb -ries, -rying or -ried (tr)
to beat vigorously, as in order to clean
to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof
to groom (a horse)
curry favour
to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors
Word Origin for curry
C13: from Old French
correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin
conrēdāre (unattested), from
rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin
British Dictionary definitions for currie (3 of 3)
Curry
/ (ˈkʌrɪ) /
noun
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