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2 other potential sources of the word "curry" - kadhai (Indian wok) - Kari patta: a spicy leaf, staple in South Indian cuisine (and very tasty)
by reactspa 6y ago
2 other potential sources of the word "curry"
- kadhai (Indian wok)
- Kari patta: a spicy leaf, staple in South Indian cuisine (and very tasty)
- twic 6y agoSo no connection to "cury" then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forme_of_Cury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forme_of_Cury
- stevula 6y agoAccording to Wiktionary, the existing Middle English word "cury" (= "cooking") may have influenced the word. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curry#Etymology_1 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curry#Etymology_1
- chin7an 6y agoThere's also kadhi[1], which interestingly is not the same dish as the Tamil 'kari'. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhi