vindaloo

UK/vɪndəˈluː//vɪn.dəˈlu/

vindaloo noun: a blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.

Noun

vindaloo (countable and uncountable, plural vindaloos)

A blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
A hot curry made with this spice.
- Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.2002, Desmond Barry, A Bloody Good Friday, page 157

vindaloo meaning in Hindi

vindaloo in Hindi

vindaloo: विंदालू vindālū

Forms of vindaloo

plural	vindaloos
alternative form (obsolete)	bindaloo
alternative form (obsolete)	vindalho
alternative form (obsolete)	vindalu

Origin of vindaloo

From Konkani विंदालू (vindālū), from Portuguese vin-d’alho (“wine and garlic sauce”), from vinho (“wine”) + alho (“garlic”). Not related to English aloo, from Hindi आलू (ālū), but by confusion with this term the dish is often based on potatoes.

Questions about vindaloo

What does vindaloo mean?: Vindaloo means a blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
What is vindaloo in Hindi?: Vindaloo in Hindi is विंदालू (vindālū). See Vindaloo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vindaloo?: Vindaloo is a noun.
How do you pronounce vindaloo?: Vindaloo is pronounced /vɪndəˈluː/ (UK).
What is the plural of vindaloo?: The plural of vindaloo is vindaloos.

Words near vindaloo in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: vindaloo (page history and authors); विंदालू (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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