English Explanatory Dictionary

curry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
  2. A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.
  3. Curry powder.
  4. A person of South Asian heritage.
verb
  1. To cook or season with curry powder.
verb
  1. To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
  2. To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
  3. To beat, thrash; to drub.
  4. To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
verb
  1. To perform currying upon.
verb
  1. To scurry; to ride or run hastily
  2. To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).
  3. To hurry.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of quarry.
name
  1. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Comhraidhe (“descendant of Comhraidhe”).
  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Corr.
  3. An Irish surname, a variant of Currie.
  4. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Currie.
  5. A village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 4906).
  6. A locale in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
  8. An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
  9. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
  10. A ghost town in Alaska.
  11. An unincorporated community in Twin Falls County, Idaho.

Pronunciation

kŭrʹē /ˈkʌ.ɹi/ En-us-ne-curry.ogg /kɝ.i/ /ˈkʊ.ɹi/ /ˈkari/ /-ɾi/

Word forms

curry curries currey currie currying curried Corey Corry

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Ruby Murray curry powder

Related words

balti bhaji bhuna biryani chilli chutney dhansak dopiaza garam masala herb jalfrezi karahi korma madras makhani makhonee moglai moghlai Mughlai naan pakora papadum poppadum paratha pasanda phall piccalilli rogan josh samosa spice tandoor tandoori tikka masala vindaloo Curry Mallet Curry Rivel North Curry

Derived words

curry bread currycel curry chip currycomb curry house curry leaf curryless currylike Curry Mile curry muncher curry-muncher curry nigger curry paste curry plant curry powder curry puff curry queen curry roux curry stuff curry tree currywhore currywurst cuzza give curry give someone curry jungle curry retort curry curry favor uncurry Curry County
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