curry

¹

Sometimes cur·rie

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

noun

plural

curries 

1. East Indian Cooking.,  a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.

2. any dish flavored with curry powder or the like.

   a lamb curry.

3. curry powder.

verb (used with object)

curried, currying 

1. to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices.

   to curry eggs.

curry

²

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

verb (used with object)

curried, currying 

1. to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb.

2. to dress (tanned hides) by soaking, scraping, beating, coloring, etc.

3. to beat; thrash.

Curry

³

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

noun

1. John (Anthony), 1949–94, British figure skater.

2. John Steuart 1897–1946, U.S. painter.

curry

¹

/ ˈkʌrɪ /

noun

1. a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce

2. curry seasoning or sauce

3. slang,  to assault (a person) verbally or physically

verb

1. (tr) to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce

curry

²

/ ˈkʌrɪ /

verb

1. to beat vigorously, as in order to clean

2. to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof

3. to groom (a horse)

4. to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors

Curry

³

/ ˈkʌrɪ /

noun

1. John ( Anthony ). 1949–94, British ice skater: won the figure-skating gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games

Word History and Origins

Origin of curry¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, from Tamil kaṟi “sauce, relish”

Origin of curry²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English curreien, curraien, curry, from Anglo-French curreier, Old French corroier, earlier conreer “to make ready,” from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unrecorded); corody

Word History and Origins

Origin of curry¹

C16: from Tamil kari sauce, relish

Origin of curry²

C13: from Old French correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unattested), from rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. give (someone) a bit of curry, to rebuke, discipline, or criticize; harass.

2. curry favor, to seek to advance oneself through flattery or fawning.

   His fellow workers despised him for currying favor with the boss.

Example Sentences

Dancers in bright costumes filled the streets as music filled the air, while rows of stalls offered fragrant jerk chicken, curry goat and rum punch cocktails.

From BBC

Ms Hodgson, 40, who works as a vocal coach, was named chef of the day in her appearance on the first episode of the show's 21st series in which she prepared an Indonesian prawn curry.

From BBC

Near the end of footage, filmed by Ms Kohli, one of the boys can be heard using a four-letter racial slur and telling the man his dad is a "curry muncher".

From BBC

He told the court that Ms Patterson had tried to kill him with a curry, a wrap, Bolognese pasta, and even with chocolate cookies she claimed their daughter had made him.

From BBC

Regarding the Chargers trying to curry favor and regain the loyalty of their old San Diego fans, some advice: If you want to keep your fans, don’t ditch your hometown!

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• sauce 
• seasoning