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Definition curry

Etymology 1

1747 (as currey, first published recipe for the dish in English), from Tamil ??? (ka?i), influenced by existing Middle English cury (“cooking”), from Middle French cuyre (“to cook”) (from which also cuisine), from Vulgar Latin cocere, from Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coqu?.

Earlier cury found in 1390 cookbook Forme of Cury (Forms of Cooking) by court chefs of Richard II of England.

Noun

curry (countable and uncountable, plural curries)

1. One of a family of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
2. A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder.
3. Curry powder.

Verb

curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried)

1. (transitive) To cook or season with curry powder.

Etymology 2

From Middle English currayen, from Old French correer (“to prepare”), presumably from Vulgar Latin *conredare, from Latin com- (a form of con- (“with; together”)) + a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *raidaz. More at ready.

Verb

curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried)

1. (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
2. (transitive) To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
3. (transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.
4. (transitive) To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.

Etymology 3

Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry.

Verb

curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried)

1. (transitive, computing) To perform currying upon.

Etymology 4

Possibly derived from currier, a common 16–18th century form of courier, as if to ride post, to post. Possibly influenced by scurry.

Verb

curry (third-person singular simple present curries, present participle currying, simple past and past participle curried)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To scurry; to ride or run hastily
2. (transitive, obsolete) To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).
3. (transitive, obsolete) To hurry.

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