Curry
noun
A spicy dish made of vegetables or meat in an Indian style sauce often served with rice.
We had chicken curry for dinner last night.
Often appears as...
- chicken curry
- thai green curry
verb
To prepare or flavor with a curry sauce.
I'm going to curry the chicken.
Often appears as...
- curry chicken
- curry vegetables
verb
To clean, groom or take care of a horse with a comb or other tool.
She curried her horse every morning before her ride.
Often appears as...
- curry a horse
- curry comb
verb
To try to gain favor or approval.
He curried favor with his boss by working late.
Often appears as...
- curry favor
- curry approval
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A spicy dish made of vegetables or meat in an Indian style sauce often served with rice.
We had chicken curry for dinner last night.
Often appears as...
- chicken curry
- thai green curry
verb
To prepare or flavor with a curry sauce.
I'm going to curry the chicken.
Often appears as...
- curry chicken
- curry vegetables
verb
To clean, groom or take care of a horse with a comb or other tool.
She curried her horse every morning before her ride.
Often appears as...
- curry a horse
- curry comb
verb
To try to gain favor or approval.
He curried favor with his boss by working late.
Often appears as...
- curry favor
- curry approval
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Curry refers to a wide range of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine and varies greatly in flavor.
Indian curry uses a lot of spices, while Japanese curry is milder.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Spicy
Although 'curry' suggests spiciness, some curries are mild and creamy, appealing to different palates.
She prepared a mild coconut curry that even the kids enjoyed.
Pro Tip 3/3Accompanied by Rice
'Curry' is often served with rice, but it can also be paired with bread like naan or roti.
We ordered garlic naan to go with our vegetable curry.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Curry refers to a wide range of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine and varies greatly in flavor.
Indian curry uses a lot of spices, while Japanese curry is milder.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Spicy
Although 'curry' suggests spiciness, some curries are mild and creamy, appealing to different palates.
She prepared a mild coconut curry that even the kids enjoyed.
Pro Tip 3/3Accompanied by Rice
'Curry' is often served with rice, but it can also be paired with bread like naan or roti.
We ordered garlic naan to go with our vegetable curry.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Curry refers to a wide range of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine and varies greatly in flavor.
Indian curry uses a lot of spices, while Japanese curry is milder.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Spicy
Although 'curry' suggests spiciness, some curries are mild and creamy, appealing to different palates.
She prepared a mild coconut curry that even the kids enjoyed.
Pro Tip 3/3Accompanied by Rice
'Curry' is often served with rice, but it can also be paired with bread like naan or roti.
We ordered garlic naan to go with our vegetable curry.
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Eric Berlow: Simplifying...
doesn't always equal complicated. So for me, a well-crafted baguette, fresh out of the oven, is complex, but a curry onion green olive poppy cheese bread is complicated. I'm an ecologist, and I study complexity. I love complexity. And I study that in the natural world, the interconnectedness of species.
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The boost students need...
which as someone who's grown up a little bit shy and awkward, I know it takes time and support. So even though he will rely a lot on his grit to get him through that first-year law school grind, I'll be there as a mentor for him, check in with him from time to time, maybe take him out to get some curry
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Food Too "Ugly" to Sell...
putting the finishing touches on the five thousand meals of vegetable curry that we've started preparing yesterday and we'll be serving to the community today it's up to us the citizens of this country of this world to say we're fed up with food waste and it's time to take food waste off the menu
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Talk about your death...
and be a listener. And if you can't be any of those things, then please, be the person who makes the lasagna, the curry or the casserole, because your offerings will be greatly appreciated. I've been to 10 funerals in the last year, one of which I helped arrange.
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The surprising science...
and they try to curry favor with the females. So in humans, of course, I am always intrigued by these men who are candidates and hold babies up like this. This is not particularly something that babies like -- but since it is a signal to the rest of the world,
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My Life As an Adventure...
we realize that pretty quick and it's crazy on expeditions how you just stop caring about certain things the cleanliness of your bowl you know everything this becomes like one like amalgam of spice where there's like coffee and my curry just like eating
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How design can help make...
mix of flavors and lack of heat make it the perfect gateway dish to the more adventurous Thai curries in ceviches just like PUD Thai opens the door to new aromas and delights my projects are working to change the way people engage
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Where do new words come...
like altar and jury, to Medieval England, while trade brought crops and cuisine, like Arabic coffee, Italian spaghetti, and Indian curry. But sometimes, another language has just the right word
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A brie(f) history of...
such as lemon juice, vinegar, or yogurt and then hung to dry into loafs of paneer. This soft mild cheese could be added to curries and sauces, or simply fried as a quick vegetarian dish.
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
puppy curry and when she has a contraction
Video examples
Eric Berlow: Simplifying...
doesn't always equal complicated. So for me, a well-crafted baguette, fresh out of the oven, is complex, but a curry onion green olive poppy cheese bread is complicated. I'm an ecologist, and I study complexity. I love complexity. And I study that in the natural world, the interconnectedness of species.
Video examples
The boost students need...
which as someone who's grown up a little bit shy and awkward, I know it takes time and support. So even though he will rely a lot on his grit to get him through that first-year law school grind, I'll be there as a mentor for him, check in with him from time to time, maybe take him out to get some curry
Video examples
Food Too "Ugly" to Sell...
putting the finishing touches on the five thousand meals of vegetable curry that we've started preparing yesterday and we'll be serving to the community today it's up to us the citizens of this country of this world to say we're fed up with food waste and it's time to take food waste off the menu
Video examples
Talk about your death...
and be a listener. And if you can't be any of those things, then please, be the person who makes the lasagna, the curry or the casserole, because your offerings will be greatly appreciated. I've been to 10 funerals in the last year, one of which I helped arrange.
Video examples
The surprising science...
and they try to curry favor with the females. So in humans, of course, I am always intrigued by these men who are candidates and hold babies up like this. This is not particularly something that babies like -- but since it is a signal to the rest of the world,
Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
we realize that pretty quick and it's crazy on expeditions how you just stop caring about certain things the cleanliness of your bowl you know everything this becomes like one like amalgam of spice where there's like coffee and my curry just like eating
Video examples
How design can help make...
mix of flavors and lack of heat make it the perfect gateway dish to the more adventurous Thai curries in ceviches just like PUD Thai opens the door to new aromas and delights my projects are working to change the way people engage
Video examples
Where do new words come...
like altar and jury, to Medieval England, while trade brought crops and cuisine, like Arabic coffee, Italian spaghetti, and Indian curry. But sometimes, another language has just the right word
Video examples
A brie(f) history of...
such as lemon juice, vinegar, or yogurt and then hung to dry into loafs of paneer. This soft mild cheese could be added to curries and sauces, or simply fried as a quick vegetarian dish.
Video examples
Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
puppy curry and when she has a contraction
Example 1 of 10
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
British Comedian
I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.
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Asma Jahangir
Pakistani Activist
A woman's whole life is spent making chicken curry while her husband works. Then, any time he likes, he can kick her out.
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Lesley Nicol
British Actress
The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.
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Lara St. John
Canadian Musician
And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
After a few days of vegetable curry I crave my husband's home-made pizza.
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Akshay Kumar
Indian Actor
I have a great time cooking and eating Thai green chicken curry.
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Romesh Ranganathan
British Comedian
Having curry for breakfast is a thing of beauty.
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Cyd Charisse
American Actress
Oh, I'm insane about shrimp curry!
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Shenaz Treasury
American Actress
I'm a curry and rice girl.
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Hardwell
Dutch Musician
I love a good curry!
Quote examples
Sanjeev Bhaskar
British Comedian
I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.
Quote examples
Asma Jahangir
Pakistani Activist
A woman's whole life is spent making chicken curry while her husband works. Then, any time he likes, he can kick her out.
Quote examples
Lesley Nicol
British Actress
The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.
Quote examples
Lara St. John
Canadian Musician
And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time.
Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
After a few days of vegetable curry I crave my husband's home-made pizza.
Quote examples
Akshay Kumar
Indian Actor
I have a great time cooking and eating Thai green chicken curry.
Quote examples
Romesh Ranganathan
British Comedian
Having curry for breakfast is a thing of beauty.
Quote examples
Cyd Charisse
American Actress
Oh, I'm insane about shrimp curry!
Quote examples
Shenaz Treasury
American Actress
I'm a curry and rice girl.
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Hardwell
Dutch Musician
I love a good curry!
Example 1 of 10
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