curry
noun/ˈkʌri/
/ˈkɜːri/
[countable, uncountable]- a South Asian dish of meat, vegetables, etc. cooked in a hot spicy sauce, often served with rice
- a chicken curry
- Would you like some more curry?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- mild
- beef
- …
- go for
- paste
- powder
- sauce
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Tamil kar̲i.Definitions on the go
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