korma
2
4.5
A mild creamy South Asian curry with meat or vegetables cooked in yogurt and spices
- noun
- /ˈkɔrmə/
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korma
- The restaurant's korma is known for its rich flavor and fragrant spices.
- Chicken korma
Examples
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-Oh, uh, two lamb korma.
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There's two chicken korma in there.
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It looks like chicken korma.
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At dinner, I choked on my chicken korma.
Fiction book (2002) -
We got veggie korma, lamb curry, samosas.
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I ordered a delicious korma made with tender lamb and creamy sauce.
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For dinner, we had a spicy korma with vegetables and naan bread.
How Spicy
vindaloo
2
4.8
2
4.8
korma
2
4.5
2
4.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Korma comes from an old Persian and Urdu word qormā, and is related to the Turkish kavurma, which meant 'to fry' or 'to roast'. That's why a korma today is a gently cooked curry, often made creamy with yogurt or cream and mild spices.