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curry

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌ.ɹi/

The English word “curry” has 13 meanings listed here.

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.
  2. To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
  3. To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
  4. To beat, thrash; to drub.
  5. To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
  6. To perform currying upon.
  7. To scurry; to ride or run hastily
  8. To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).
  9. To hurry.

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.

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