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- [kur-ee, kuhr-ee]
- /ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i/
- /ˈkʌr.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kur-ee, kuhr-ee]
- /ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i/
Definitions of currying word
- verb with object currying to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb. 1
- verb with object currying to dress (tanned hides) by soaking, scraping, beating, coloring, etc. 1
- verb with object currying to beat; thrash. 1
- noun plural currying 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 currying any dish flavored with curry powder or the like: a lamb curry. 1
- noun plural currying curry powder. 1
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Origin of currying
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 Currying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
currying 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.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
currying usage trend in Literature
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