Definition/Meaning of curry

• English - Noun: curry (countable and uncountable, plural curries) (countable, uncountable) One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce . beef curry navy curry (countable, uncountable) A spiced sauce or relish , especially one flavored with curry powder . (countable, uncountable) Curry powder . (countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable) A person of South Asian…
• English - Verb: curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried) (transitive) To cook or season with curry powder . curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried) (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb . 1610–1614, John…
• English - References: ^ Hannah Glasse , Glasse’s Art of Cookery , 1747 ↑ 2 . 0 2 . 1 The Origins of ‘Curry’ (Is it really English?) Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition , 1989
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. 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. Etymology 2. From…
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA: /ˈkʌ.ɹi/ IPA: /kɝ.i/ (Northern England) IPA: /ˈkʊ.ɹi/ (South Asia) IPA: /ˈkari/ , /-ɾi/ Rhymes: -ʌɹi