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khichiri

khichiri is the alternative form of kedgeree.

Meaning of kedgeree

Noun

kedgeree (countable and uncountable, plural kedgerees)

  1. (obsolete) Khichdi.
  2. An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice.
    • Peter, after the manner of man at the breakfast table, had allowed half his kedgeree to get cold and was sniggering over a letter.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC

Questions about khichiri

What is khichiri the alternative form of?
Khichiri is the alternative form of kedgeree.

Words near khichiri in the dictionary

  1. khichadi
  2. khichari
  3. khichdee
  4. khichdi
  5. khichdis
  6. khichiri
  7. khichri
  8. khichudi
  9. khichuri
  10. Khider
  11. Khidirpur

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