curry

/ˈkɜri/
noun
  1. A dish of meat, vegetables, or fish cooked in a sauce flavored with spices, often served with rice.
    • The restaurant serves a delicious lamb curry with fragrant basmati rice.
    • We ordered chicken curry and naan bread for dinner.
    • She learned to make a spicy vegetable curry from her grandmother.
  2. A spice mixture used to make curry dishes; curry powder.
    • This recipe calls for two teaspoons of mild curry.
    • Add a tablespoon of curry to the sauce for extra flavor.
    • He bought a jar of Madras curry from the Indian grocery store.
verb
  1. To prepare or cook food with curry spices.
    • He learned how to curry fish from a Thai cookbook.
    • She likes to curry chicken with coconut milk and turmeric.
    • We decided to curry the leftover vegetables for lunch.
  2. To groom a horse by brushing and cleaning its coat.
    • The stable hand curried the horse before the morning ride.
    • After the trail, they curried the horses to remove mud and sweat.
    • She curried her pony until its coat shone.
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