Curry
WordNet
noun
(1) (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
verb
(2) Give a neat appearance to
"Groom the dogs"
"Dress the horses"
(3) Treat by incorporating fat
"Curry tanned leather"
(4) Season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A sauce or relish whose principal flavoring is curry powder.
- Any dish, especially a stew, flavored with curry powder.
- Curry powder
See also
- balti
- bhaji
- bhuna
- biryani
- chilli
- chutney
- dhansak
- dopiaza
- garam masala
- herb
- jalfresi
- karahi
- korma
- madras
- makhani, makhonee
- moghlai
- naan
- pakora
- papadum, poppadum
- paratha
- pasanda
- phall
- roghan josh
- samosa
- spice
- tandoor
- tandoori
- tikka masala
- vindaloo
Verb
- To cook or season with curry powder.
Etymology 2
From currayen, from 'to prepare', presumably from Vulgar conredare, from com- (a form of con- 'together') + some Germanic base verb
Verb
- To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb
- To dress leather after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring
- To beat, thrash; to drub
- To try to win or gain favour by flattering.
Usage notes
The sense "To win or gain favour" is most frequently used in the phrases "to curry favour (with)" and "to curry [someone's] favour",
Verb
- To perform currying upon.
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Noun
- The spicy condiment curry powder
- A curry dish