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Curry is defined as a strong spice mixture usually containing turmeric, or is an Indian dish cooked with a strong spice mixture.

(noun)

A meat and rice dish with a special spicy blend of turmeric and other spices is an example ofcurry.

The definition of curry is to flavor with a special blend of hot spices, or to groom a horse with a special comb, or to cure tanned leather.

(verb)

When you cook chicken with a special blend of Indian spices, this is an example of when you curry the chicken.
When you tan the leather hide of an animal, this is an example of when you curry.

See curry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb curried, currying

to use a curry comb
to prepare (tanned leather) by soaking, scraping, cleaning, beating, etc.
to beat or flog

Origin: ME curraien < OFr correier, conreder, to put in order < VL *corredare < L com-, with + -red-, base appearing in *arredare: for IE base see ride

noun pl. curries

curry powder
a dish, as a kind of stew or a sauce, prepared with curry powder

Origin: Tamil kari, sauce

transitive verb curried, currying

to prepare with curry powder

See curry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cur·ry¹

transitive verb curried cur·ried, currying cur·ry·ing, curries cur·ries

To groom (a horse) with a currycomb.
To prepare (tanned hides) for use, as by soaking or coloring.

Origin: Middle English curreien, from Anglo-Norman curreier, to arrange, curry, from Vulgar Latin *conrēdāre : Latin com-, com- + Vulgar Latin *-rēdāre, to make ready (of Germanic origin; see reidh- in Indo-European roots). Curry favor, by folk etymology from Middle English currayen favel, from Old French correier fauvel, to curry a fallow-colored horse, be hypocritical (from the fallow horse as a medieval symbol of deceit).

cur·ry² also cur·rie

noun pl. curries cur·ries

Curry powder.
A heavily spiced sauce or relish made with curry powder and eaten with rice, meat, fish, or other food.
A dish seasoned with curry powder.

transitive verb curried cur·ried, currying cur·ry·ing, curries cur·ries

To season (food) with curry.

Origin: Tamil kaṟi.

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