curry¹

or cur·rie

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

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noun, plural cur·ries.

East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
any dish flavored with curry powder or the like: a lamb curry.
curry powder.

verb (used with object), cur·ried, cur·ry·ing.

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

Idioms

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

Origin of curry¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, curry is from the Tamil word kaṟi sauce

curry²

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

verb (used with object), cur·ried, cur·ry·ing.

to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb.
to dress (tanned hides) by soaking, scraping, beating, coloring, etc.
to beat; thrash.

Idioms

curry favor, to seek to advance oneself through flattery or fawning: His fellow workers despised him for currying favor with the boss.

Origin of curry²

1250–1300; Middle English cor(r)ayen, cor(r)eyen < Anglo-French curreier, cognate with Old French correer, earlier conreer to make ready < Vulgar Latin *conrēdāre; see corody

Curry

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee]

noun

John (Anthony),1949–94, British figure skater.
John Steu·art [stoo-ert, styoo-] /ˈstu ərt, ˈstyu-/, 1897–1946, U.S. painter.

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Examples from the Web for curry

Contemporary Examples

But behind them are ISIS fighters and sympathizers and locals eager to curry favor by selling out their neighbors.
Darkness at Noon Prayers: Inside the Islamic Police State
Jamie Dettmer
November 5, 2014
Curry was intrigued and, unlike the other filmmakers VanDyke consulted, he had time to take on a major project.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film
Lloyd Grove
October 31, 2014
Stanley then went on to praise Curry after slamming her, a technique she would later use in her Rhimes piece.
A Sexism Problem at The New York Times
Keli Goff
September 23, 2014
"It's rubbed with curry and five-spice powder," he explains as waiters take notes.
A Magical Meal at Louie’s Backyard in the Conch Republic
Jane & Michael Stern
July 13, 2014
Guests are also invited to try fried pieces of whale seasoned with curry powder.
Welcome to Japan’s Whale Week, Featuring Curried Whale Meat And Exploding Harpoons
Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
June 12, 2014

Historical Examples

We could have mock-turtle soup, a sole, curry, and roast duck.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
And when the curry made its appearance he suddenly retired in great disorder.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
It was put there by Old Man Curry just before the bugle blew.
Old Man Curry
Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
"I visited a while with the children of Israel," said Curry gravely.
Old Man Curry
Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
Old Man Curry paused a moment for thought and sucked at his straw.
Old Man Curry
Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

British Dictionary definitions for curry

curry¹

noun plural -ries

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
curry seasoning or sauce
give someone curry Australian slang to assault (a person) verbally or physically

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

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

Word Origin

C16: from Tamil kari sauce, relish

curry²

verb -ries, -rying or -ried (tr)

to beat vigorously, as in order to clean
to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof
to groom (a horse)
curry favour to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors

Word Origin

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

Curry

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for curry

v.

late 13c., "to rub down a horse," from Anglo-French curreier "to curry-comb a horse," from Old French correier "put in order, prepare, curry," from con-, intensive prefix (see com-), + reier "arrange," from a Germanic source (see ready). Related: Curried; currying.

n.

the spice, 1680s, from Tamil kari "sauce, relish for rice."

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Examples from the Web for curry

Contemporary Examples

But behind them are ISIS fighters and sympathizers and locals eager to curry favor by selling out their neighbors.

Curry was intrigued and, unlike the other filmmakers VanDyke consulted, he had time to take on a major project.

Stanley then went on to praise Curry after slamming her, a technique she would later use in her Rhimes piece.

"It's rubbed with curry and five-spice powder," he explains as waiters take notes.

Guests are also invited to try fried pieces of whale seasoned with curry powder.

Historical Examples

We could have mock-turtle soup, a sole, curry, and roast duck.

And when the curry made its appearance he suddenly retired in great disorder.

It was put there by Old Man Curry just before the bugle blew.

"I visited a while with the children of Israel," said Curry gravely.

Old Man Curry paused a moment for thought and sucked at his straw.

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