curries

noun

(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

verb

give a neat appearance to

treat by incorporating fat

season with a mixture of spices

Roots

karicurr- · Tamil · sauce, relish s-ies · English · plural

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