Curry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪdʒˈɛstᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /daɪdʒˈɛstᵻbəl/.

Examples

curry tanned leather
groom the dogs
dress the horses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dress groom

Parts of Speech

noun	(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
verb	treat by incorporating fat “curry tanned leather”
verb	give a neat appearance to “groom the dogs”

Word Forms

curry	verb	season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
curry	noun	(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
currier	noun	a craftsman who curries leather for use
groom	noun	someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

Around the World

Europe

🇳🇱Dutch

kerrie

(Oost-Indische keuken) een scherp gerecht van groenten of vlees, op smaak gebracht met kerriepoeder en meestal gegeten met rijst

🇵🇹Portuguese

caril

(culinária da Índia Oriental) um prato picante de vegetais ou carnes aromatizado com curry em pó e geralmente comido com arroz

🇷🇺Russian

карри

(восточно-индийская кухня) острое блюдо из овощей или мяса, приправленное порошком карри и обычно съеденное с рисом.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करी

(ईस्ट इंडियन कुकरी) करी पाउडर के स्वाद वाली सब्जियों या मांस का एक तीखा व्यंजन और आमतौर पर चावल के साथ खाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

তরকারি

(পূর্ব ভারতীয় রান্না) শাকসবজি বা মাংসের একটি তীক্ষ্ণ থালা যা কারি পাউডার দিয়ে স্বাদযুক্ত এবং সাধারণত ভাতের সাথে খাওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கறி

(கிழக்கு இந்திய சமையல்) கறிவேப்பிலையுடன் சுவையூட்டப்பட்ட காய்கறிகள் அல்லது இறைச்சிகளின் ஒரு கடுமையான உணவு மற்றும் பொதுவாக அரிசியுடன் உண்ணப்படுகிறது.

🇮🇳Telugu

కూర

(ఈస్ట్ ఇండియన్ కుకరీ) కూరగాయలు లేదా మాంసాలతో కూడిన ఒక ఘాటైన వంటకం కరివేపాకుతో రుచిగా ఉంటుంది మరియు సాధారణంగా అన్నంతో తింటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

करी

(ईस्ट इंडियन कुकरी) भाज्या किंवा मांसाचा तिखट पदार्थ कढीपत्ता पावडरसह चवीनुसार आणि सामान्यतः भाताबरोबर खाल्ले जाते.

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરી

(પૂર્વ ભારતીય રસોઇયા) શાકભાજી અથવા માંસની તીખી વાનગી જે કરી પાવડર સાથે સ્વાદમાં આવે છે અને સામાન્ય રીતે ચોખા સાથે ખાવામાં આવે છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಿಬೇವು

(ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಪಾಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ತರಕಾರಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಂಸದ ಕಟುವಾದ ಖಾದ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕರಿ ಪುಡಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸವಿಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನ್ನದೊಂದಿಗೆ ತಿನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറി

(ഈസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ കുക്കറി) പച്ചക്കറികളുടെയോ മാംസത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഒരു തീക്ഷ്ണമായ വിഭവം കറിപ്പൊടിയിൽ രുചിയുള്ളതും സാധാരണയായി ചോറിനൊപ്പം കഴിക്കുന്നതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰੀ

(ਪੂਰਬੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰਸੋਈਏ) ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੀਟ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖਾ ਪਕਵਾਨ ਜੋ ਕਰੀ ਪਾਊਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਆਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚੌਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਖਾਧਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

🇵🇰Urdu

سالن

(مشرقی ہندوستانی باورچی) سبزیوں یا گوشت کی ایک تیز ڈش جس کا ذائقہ سالن کے پاؤڈر سے ہوتا ہے اور عام طور پر چاول کے ساتھ کھایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咖喱

（东印度烹饪）用咖喱粉调味的蔬菜或肉类的辛辣菜肴，通常与米饭一起食用

🇯🇵Japanese

カレー

(東インド料理) カレー粉で味付けした野菜や肉の辛味のある料理で、通常はご飯と一緒に食べられます。

🇰🇷Korean

카레

(동인도 요리) 야채나 고기를 카레 가루로 맛을 낸 매운 요리로 보통 밥과 함께 먹습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cà ri

(món ăn Đông Ấn) món rau hoặc thịt có vị cay nồng với bột cà ri và thường ăn với cơm

🇹🇭Thai

แกง

(การปรุงอาหารอินเดียตะวันออก) อาหารรสเผ็ดร้อนที่ประกอบด้วยผักหรือเนื้อสัตว์ปรุงรสด้วยผงกะหรี่และมักรับประทานกับข้าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kari

(Masakan India Timur) hidangan sayuran atau daging pedas yang dibumbui dengan bubuk kari dan biasanya dimakan dengan nasi

🇵🇭Filipino

kari

(East Indian cookery) isang masangsang na ulam ng mga gulay o karne na may lasa ng curry powder at kadalasang kinakain kasama ng kanin

🇲🇾Malay

kari

(Masakan India Timur) hidangan pedas sayur atau daging berperisa serbuk kari dan biasanya dimakan bersama nasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاري

(فن الطبخ الهندي الشرقي) طبق لاذع من الخضار أو اللحوم بنكهة مسحوق الكاري وعادة ما يؤكل مع الأرز

🇮🇷Persian

کاری

(آشپزی هند شرقی) یک غذای تند از سبزیجات یا گوشت که با پودر کاری طعم دار شده و معمولاً با برنج خورده می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

köri

(Doğu Hint mutfağı) köri tozuyla tatlandırılan ve genellikle pirinçle yenilen, sebze veya etlerden oluşan keskin bir yemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָארִי

(בישול מזרח הודי) מנה חריפה של ירקות או בשרים בטעם אבקת קארי ובדרך כלל נאכלת עם אורז

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What is the primary definition of the word 'curry'?

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

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Using 'curry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'curry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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