mulligatawny

mul·li·ga·taw·ny

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhl-i-guh-taw-nee]
- /ˌmʌl ɪ gəˈtɔ ni/
- /ˌmʌ.lɪ.ɡə.ˈtɔː.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhl-i-guh-taw-nee]
- /ˌmʌl ɪ gəˈtɔ ni/

Definitions of mulligatawny word

noun mulligatawny a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock. 1
noun mulligatawny a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin, made with meat stock 0
noun mulligatawny a spicy soup of S India, made of chicken and vegetables, curry, and, sometimes, rice, coconut, cream, etc. 0

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Origin of mulligatawny

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85, mulligatawny is from the Tamil word miḷakutaṇṇīr literally, pepper water

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Parts of speech for Mulligatawny

noun

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adverb

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determiner

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mulligatawny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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