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kedgeree

[kej-uh-ree]

noun

East Indian Cookery. a cooked dish consisting of rice, lentils, and spices.

a cooked dish of rice, fish, hard-boiled eggs, butter, cream, and seasonings.

Origin:
1655–65; < Hindi khicṛī, khicaṛī

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kedgeree (ˌkɛdʒəˈriː)

—n
	chiefly (Brit) a lightly curried dish consisting of rice, cooked flaked fish, and hard-boiled eggs

[C17: from Hindi khicarī, from Sanskrit khiccā, of obscure origin]

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