Phrase guide

curry powder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mixture of spices, usually including turmeric, commonly used in Asian-style cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kerriepoeier — mixture of spices
  • Burmese: မဆလာ (ma.hca.la) — mixture of spices
  • Catalan: curri — mixture of spices
  • Chinese Cantonese: 咖喱粉 (gaa3 lei1 fan2) — mixture of spices
  • Chinese: 咖喱粉 or 咖哩粉 (ka-lí-hún) — mixture of spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖喱粉 (gālífěn, kālǐfěn) — mixture of spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖哩粉 (kālǐfěn) — mixture of spices
  • Czech: kari — mixture of spices
  • Czech: karí — mixture of spices
  • Danish: karry — mixture of spices
  • Dutch: kerrie — mixture of spices
  • Dutch: kerriepoeder — mixture of spices
  • Esperanto: kareo — mixture of spices
  • Esperanto: karepulvoro — mixture of spices
  • Finnish: curry — mixture of spices
  • Finnish: curryjauhe — mixture of spices
  • Finnish: karri — mixture of spices
  • German: Currypulver — mixture of spices
  • German: Curry — mixture of spices
  • Greek: κάρρυ σκόνη (kárry skóni) — mixture of spices
  • Icelandic: karrí — mixture of spices
  • Icelandic: karríduft — mixture of spices
  • Ido: kerio — mixture of spices
  • Indonesian: bubuk kari — mixture of spices
  • Irish: púdar curaí — mixture of spices
  • Japanese: カレー粉 (karē ko) — mixture of spices
  • Korean: 카레 가루 (kare garu) — mixture of spices
  • Macedonian: кари (kari) — mixture of spices
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karri — mixture of spices
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karri — mixture of spices
  • Polish: curry — mixture of spices
  • Portuguese: curry — mixture of spices
  • Romanian: curry — mixture of spices
  • Russian: порошо́к ка́рри (porošók kárri) — mixture of spices
  • Slovak: karí — mixture of spices
  • Spanish: curry — mixture of spices
  • Swedish: curry — mixture of spices
  • Tamil: கறிப்பொடி (kaṟippoṭi) — mixture of spices
  • Thai: ผงกะหรี่ (pǒng-gà-rìi) — mixture of spices