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mulligatawny

[ muhl-i-guh-taw-nee ]

noun

  1. a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.


mulligatawny

/ ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔːnɪ /

noun

  1. a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin, made with meat stock


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mulligatawny1

First recorded in 1775–85, mulligatawny is from the Tamil word miḷakutaṇṇīr literally, pepper water

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mulligatawny1

C18: from Tamil milakutanni, from milaku pepper + tanni water

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Example Sentences

This may seem silly, but I have a friend with the last name “Mulligan,” and we used to call her “Mulligatawny,” like the soup.

English cooks generally err in making both mulligatawny and curries too hot.

I curse the cook who made the mulligatawny, but I forget that I ate two platefuls of it.

I defy you to enjoy mulligatawny soup and not make a beast of yourself, with ever so much hair over your mouth.

But it was the bishop that put his foot in the mulligatawny first.

"Infanta Isabella lope de Vegas mulligatawny Toronto," said the first waiter, weak but coming back pluckily.

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