CURRY


Meaning of CURRY in English

/ ˈkʌri; NAmE ˈkɜːri/ noun , verb

■ noun

[ C , U ] a S Asian dish of meat, vegetables, etc. cooked with hot spices, often served with rice :

a chicken curry

Would you like some more curry?

■ verb

( cur·ries , curry·ing , cur·ried , cur·ried ) [ vn ] to make curry out of meat or vegetables

IDIOMS

- curry favour (with sb)

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Tamil kaṟi .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.