mulligatawny

[ muhl-i-guh-taw-nee ]

/ ˌmʌl ɪ gəˈtɔ ni /

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noun

a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.

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Origin of mulligatawny

First recorded in 1775–85, mulligatawny is from the Tamil word miḷakutaṇṇīr literally, pepper water

Words nearby mulligatawny

Müllerian mimicry, Müller-Lyer illusion, mullet, mulley, mulligan, mulligatawny, mulligrubs, Mulliken, mulling, Mullingar, mullion

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How to use mulligatawny in a sentence

This may seem silly, but I have a friend with the last name “Mulligan,” and we used to call her “Mulligatawny,” like the soup.
Carey Mulligan, Star of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ on the Coen Brothers, ‘N Sync Fandom, Lorde, and More|Marlow Stern|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
English cooks generally err in making both mulligatawny and curries too hot.
Nelson's Home Comforts|Mary Hooper
I curse the cook who made the mulligatawny, but I forget that I ate two platefuls of it.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.|Charles James Lever
I defy you to enjoy mulligatawny soup and not make a beast of yourself, with ever so much hair over your mouth.
The Green Hand|George Cupples

But it was the bishop that put his foot in the mulligatawny first.
H.M.S. ----|Klaxon
"Infanta Isabella lope de Vegas mulligatawny Toronto," said the first waiter, weak but coming back pluckily.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for mulligatawny

mulligatawny

/ (ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔːnɪ) /

noun

a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin, made with meat stock

Word Origin for mulligatawny

C18: from Tamil milakutanni, from milaku pepper + tanni water

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