currey
currey is the obsolete form of curry.
Meaning of curry
Noun
curry (countable and uncountable, plural curries)
- One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- beef curry
- Synonyms:
- Ruby Murray
- A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.
- Curry powder.
- Synonyms:
- curry powder
- A person of South Asian heritage.
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Proper noun capitalized: Currey
Currey (plural Curreys)
- A surname.
Forms of currey
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Origin of currey
* As an Irish surname, variant of Curry. * As an English surname, from the placename Curry in Somerset, probably of Brythonic origin like Welsh cwr (“corner”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French curie (“kitchen”), presumably from cuire (“to cook”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Currie.
Questions about currey
- What does currey mean?
- Currey means a surname.
- What is currey the obsolete form of?
- Currey is the obsolete form of curry.
- What part of speech is currey?
- Currey is a proper noun.
Words near currey in the dictionary
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