chutney

or chut·nee

[ chuht-nee ]

noun,plural chut·neys.
  1. a sauce or relish of East Indian origin, often compounded of both sweet and sour ingredients, as fruits and herbs, with spices and other seasoning.

Origin of chutney

1
First recorded in 1805–15, chutney is from the Hindi word chatnī

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British Dictionary definitions for chutney

chutney

/ (ˈtʃʌtnɪ) /


noun
  1. a pickle of Indian origin, made from fruit, vinegar, spices, sugar, etc: mango chutney

  2. a type of music popular in the Caribbean Asian community, much influenced by calypso

Origin of chutney

1
C19: from Hindi catni, of uncertain origin

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