curry

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A spicy dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a sauce, common in South Asian cooking.

   We ordered a chicken curry with rice.

2. 2
   verb

   To try to gain someone's favor or approval by flattering or pleasing them.

   He was always trying to curry favor with the boss.

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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