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Japanese curry

Japanese curry noun: a dish based on a spiced sauce (usually relatively mild and sweet) thickened with roux, and often including stewed meat and vegetables.

japanese curry: a dish based on a spiced sauce (usually relatively mild and sweet) thickened with roux, and often...
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Noun

Japanese curry (countable and uncountable, plural Japanese curries)

  1. A dish based on a spiced sauce (usually relatively mild and sweet) thickened with roux, and often including stewed meat and vegetables.
    • Usually milder and sweeter than Indian curries, classic Japanese curry is a thick beef-and-vegetable stew served over rice.2020 June 24, Kay Chun, “One-Pot Japanese Curry Chicken and Rice”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2020
    Synonyms:
    katsu

Synonyms of Japanese curry

Forms of Japanese curry

pluralJapanese curries

Questions about Japanese curry

What does Japanese curry mean?
Japanese curry means a dish based on a spiced sauce (usually relatively mild and sweet) thickened with roux, and often including stewed meat and vegetables.
What part of speech is Japanese curry?
Japanese curry is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese curry?
The plural of Japanese curry is Japanese curries.

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