currie

cur·rie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur-ee, kuhr-ee]
- /ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur-ee, kuhr-ee]
- /ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i/

Definitions of currie word

verb with object currie to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices: to curry eggs. 1
noun plural currie East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice. 1
noun plural currie any dish flavored with curry powder or the like: a lamb curry. 1
noun plural currie curry powder. 1
idioms currie give (someone) a bit of curry, Australian. to rebuke, discipline, or criticize; harass. 1
noun currie Archaic form of curry. 1

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Origin of currie

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600, curry is from the Tamil word kaṟi sauce

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Parts of speech for Currie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Currie

currie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

currie usage trend in Literature

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