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Added 10 October 2026

curry

/ˈkʌ.ɹi/ noun

Latin root: cocere Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about curry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice.

verb

Season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking.
Treat by incorporating fat.
curry tanned leather
Give a neat appearance to.
groom the dogs

Origin

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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