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A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.
A curry of meat slowly braised with ghee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, countable, uncountable
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noun
A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.
A mild curry (typically the mildest on a given menu), often with a fragrant coconut sauce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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History
From Hindustani قورْمَہ (qorma) / क़ोरमा (qormā), from Classical Persian قورْمَه (qōrma) (from which Iranian Persian قُرْمِه (ġorme)), from Turkic (likely Ottoman Turkish قاورمه (kavurma, “roasted meat”), verbal noun of قاورمق (kavurmak)).
