a highly spiced curry originating in Goa, India, and usually containing vinegar
of or relating to this curry or to the hottest or spiciest kinds of curry: vindaloo spices
vindaloo
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vindaloo
noun
pl. vin·da·loosA highly seasoned dish of Indian origin made from meat or seafood cooked in a sauce of vinegar, red chilis, garlic, tamarind, and spices.
Origin of vindaloo
From Konkani (Indic language of western India) vindalu from Portuguese vinha-d'alho, vinha-d'alhos marinade or pickle for meat made of vinegar and garlic ( via Goan Indo-Portuguese (Portuguese creole of Goa)) vinho wine ( from Latin vīnum ) de of ( from Latin dē ; see de- . ) alho garlic ( from Latin ālium, allium ; see allium . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural vindaloos)
Origin
Probably from the Portuguese vin-d'alho (“wine and garlic sauce"), from vinho (“wine") (whence the English vinho) + alho (“garlic"). Not related to aloo, but by confusion with this term the dish is often based on potatoes.
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