Meaning
One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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