curry powder
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- noun
- /ˈkɜri ˈpaʊdər/
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pó de curry
- Stir in curry powder, garam masala, ginger, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
- teaspoon curry powder
- tablespoon curry powder
- tsp curry powder
Examples
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It smells like curry powder.
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Add curry powder and cook for one minute more.
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I like to add curry powder to the cooking onions and garlic. The heat really brings out the flavor of the spice.
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There are a few ingredients you might not have in your pantry that you'll need: coconut milk, curry powder, and garam masala (Indian spice mix).
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To enhance the flavor of the dish, sprinkle some curry powder over the vegetables before roasting.
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She added curry powder to the stew to give it a warm and spicy aroma.
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This recipe calls for two teaspoons of curry powder to create a rich and savory sauce.
Synonyms
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A mix of ground spices used to add flavour to Indian food
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'curry' (a spiced stew or the spices associated with it) combined with 'powder' (a ground, dry substance) yields a ground spice blend used for curry. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE refers to a powdered blend of spices.
Etymology
Curry powder comes from the simple idea of many spices ground together into a dry mix. One popular story says cooks mixed cumin, coriander and turmeric into one jar and called it curry powder, so the name today means 'a ready-made mix of ground spices' used to flavor food.