mulligatawny
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A spicy Indian soup often made with chicken and curry spices
- noun
- /ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔni/
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mulligatawny
- mulligatawny soup
Examples
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Would you recommend the Mulligatawny?
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Mulligatawny soup, lamb vindaloo, alu parathas, saag, all on the special?
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I enjoyed a warm bowl of mulligatawny soup, rich in spices and flavors.
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For dinner, she made a delicious mulligatawny that was full of chicken and aromatic curry.
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They served mulligatawny at the Indian restaurant, and it paired perfectly with naan.
How Spicy
Surface Forms
mulligatawny singular
mulligatawnies plural
Etymology
Mulligatawny comes from Tamil words milagu ('pepper') and thanni ('water'), so it originally meant 'pepper water'. British cooks in India turned that 'pepper water' into a spiced, curry-flavored soup, which is why Mulligatawny today means a hearty curry soup.