Mulligatawny definition
A South Asian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning.
noun
A spicy soup of S India, made of chicken and vegetables, curry, and, sometimes, rice, coconut, cream, etc.
noun
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Alternative Form of mulligatawny -
mullagatawny
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Noun
Singular:
mulligatawny
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mulligatawniesOrigin of mulligatawny
- Tamil miḷagutaṇṇī miḷagu pepper taṇṇīr cool water (taṇ cool) (ṇīr water)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Transliteration of Tamil மூலிகைத்தன்னீர் "pepper water".
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