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Definition of curry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curry

noun
 
/ˈkʌri/
 
/ˈkɜːri/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. 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?
    Topics Foodb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hot
    • mild
    • beef
    verb + curry
    • go for
    curry + noun
    • paste
    • powder
    • sauce
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Tamil kar̲i.
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