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kuri

British  
/ ˈkuːrɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: goorie.  a mongrel dog

  2. slang an unpleasant or unpopular person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kuri

Māori

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Like many squash on this list, the kuri packs a power health punch with loads of vitamins, iron and potassium.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2023

What to know: In Japanese, kuri means chestnut, and when cooked, this one gives off serious roasted chestnut vibes with a pleasant creamy texture.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2023

Smashed amarosa potatoes had also been fired until dry and sadly devoid of any earthy tuber flavor; red kuri and spaghetti squash were ambient.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2022

Hard, dense-fleshed sugar pumpkins, red kuri squash and gold nugget squash will work, too.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2021

Food is cooked with this water, and the bride and bridegroom are formally received into the husband’s kuri or hamlet.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

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