curry
The origin and history of curry.
Etymology
The food sense comes from Tamil kaṟi via French, first appearing in English cookbooks in the 1300s-1700s. The "curry favor" sense comes from an unrelated Middle English word meaning to groom or dress down a horse.
Class of 1300
curry first entered the language around 1300. Other words from the same year:
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