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mulligatawny

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mul⋅li⋅ga⋅taw⋅ny

[muhl-i-guh-taw-nee]
–noun
a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.

Origin:
1775–85; < Tamil miakutaṇṇīr lit., pepper water
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mul·li·ga·taw·ny   (mŭl'ĭ-gə-tô'nē)   
n.   pl. mul·li·ga·taw·nies
An East Indian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning.

[Tamil miḷagutaṇṇī : miḷagu, pepper + taṇṇīr, cool water (taṇ, cool + ṇīr, water).]
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