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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
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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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