mulligatawny
[muhl-i-guh-taw-nee]
- 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
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Examples from the Web for mulligatawny
Contemporary Examples
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 MoreMarlow Stern
December 3, 2013
Historical Examples
Indeed, English epicures use it in preference for mulligatawny.
Choice CookeryCatherine Owen
But it was the bishop that put his foot in the mulligatawny first.
H.M.S. ----Klaxon
Then she could smile thanks at him over the mulligatawny soup, or the filet of sole, or the boiled mutton, or the apple tart.
Ladies-In-WaitingKate Douglas Wiggin
Mulligatawny soup and tinned lobster will not bring you the favor of the woodlanders.
The Land of Little RainMary Austin
Mulligatawny soup; fillet steak with mushroom ketchup; baked batter pudding.
mulligatawny
- a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin, made with meat stock
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Word Origin
C18: from Tamil milakutanni, from milaku pepper + tanni water
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