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curry

(kʌri, US kɜːri)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense curries, present participle currying, past tense, past participle curried
1. variable noun
Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India.
...vegetable curry.
I went for a curry last night.
2. 
See curry favour with sb

curry in British English 1

(ˈkʌrɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
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.  give someone curry
verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried
4. (transitive)
to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce
Word origin
C16: from Tamil kari sauce, relish

curry in British English 2

(ˈkʌrɪ)
verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried (transitive)
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.  curry favour
Word origin
C13: from Old French correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unattested), from rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin

Curry in British English

(ˈkʌrɪ)
noun
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curry in American English 1

(ˈkɜri)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcurried or ˈcurrying
1. 
to use a curry comb
2. 
to prepare (tanned leather) by soaking, scraping, cleaning, beating, etc.
3. 
to beat or flog
Idioms:
curry favor
Word origin
ME curraien < OFr correier, conreder, to put in order < VL *corredare < L com-, with + -red-, base appearing in *arredare: for IE base see ride

curry in American English 2

(ˈkɜri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈcurries
1. 
curry powder
2. 
a dish, as a kind of stew or a sauce, prepared with curry powder
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcurried or ˈcurrying
3. 
to prepare with curry powder
Word origin
Tamil kari, sauce

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Examples of 'curry' in a sentence
curry

He had ballooned on a diet including curry and fast food.
The Sun (2010)
Its rich menu is strong on fish and prawn curries.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Fiery dishes such as curry fuel mouth heat receptors.
The Sun (2015)
Avoid hot curries and too much spicy food.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
Stir in the paprika and curry powder.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Serve with steamed white rice and curry.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Try a dish of brown rice with lean meat and vegetables in a curry sauce.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
And is it true that eating a spicy curry can bring on labour?
The Sun (2013)
Dinner would be something like a healthy curry prepared from scratch with loads of vegetables in it.
The Sun (2015)
He then made dishes including fish and meat curries.
The Sun (2016)
Stir in the curry powder and cook for a further minute.
The Sun (2015)
Serve the curry with rice on the side.
The Sun (2014)
That pasta or curry last night with extra garlic may not be the close encounter that interviewers will enjoy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My husband also makes great curries.
The Sun (2011)
Perfect with spicy foods and curries.
The Sun (2015)
 Many happy curry lunches on Sundays followed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was hotter than the curry; flesh and blood could bear it no longer.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)
We kicked off the night with a curry, then went back to a bar on campus.
The Sun (2009)
THE spices in many curries have antiviral properties that help to fight colds.
The Sun (2011)
The delicacy is made with strips of goat meat mixed with curry powder, chopped red chillies and salt.
The Sun (2008)
From then onwards you can have two filling, balanced meals, including pasta dishes and curries.
The Sun (2014)

Word lists with
curry

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In other languages
curry

British English: curry /ˈkʌrɪ/ NOUN
Curry is an Asian dish made with hot spices.
I had a curry last night.
  • American English: curry
  • Arabic: كَارِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: caril
  • Chinese: 咖喱
  • Croatian: azijsko jelo s jakim začinima
  • Czech: kari pokrm
  • Danish: karry
  • Dutch: curry
  • European Spanish: curry
  • Finnish: curry
  • French: curry
  • German: Currygericht
  • Greek: κάρι
  • Italian: curry
  • Japanese: カレー料理
  • Korean: 카레
  • Norwegian: karri
  • Polish: curry
  • European Portuguese: caril
  • Romanian: curry
  • Russian: карри
  • Latin American Spanish: curry
  • Swedish: curry
  • Thai: แกง
  • Turkish: köri
  • Ukrainian: карі
  • Vietnamese: món ca ri

All related terms of 'curry'

curry favor
to try to win favor by flattery , fawning , etc.
curry puff
(in eastern cookery ) a type of pie or pasty consisting of a pastry case containing curried meat and vegetables
curry favour
to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors
curry powder
Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking , especially when making curry.
give someone curry
to assault (a person) verbally or physically
curry favour with sb
If one person tries to curry favour with another, they do things in order to try to gain their support or co-operation.

Chinese translation of 'curry'

curry

(ˈkʌrɪ)

n (c/u)

  1. (= dish) 咖哩 (gālí) (种(種), zhǒng)

vt

  1. to curry favour with sb 拍某人的马(馬)屁 (pāi mǒurén de mǎpì)

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Nearby words of
curry

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Synonyms of 'curry'

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