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kedgeree
[ kej-uh-ree ]
noun
- East Indian Cooking. a cooked dish consisting of rice, lentils, and spices.
- a cooked dish of rice, fish, hard-boiled eggs, butter, cream, and seasonings.
kedgeree
/ ˌkɛdʒəˈriː /
noun
- a lightly curried dish consisting of rice, cooked flaked fish, and hard-boiled eggs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kedgeree1
First recorded in 1655–65, kedgeree is from the Hindi word khicṛī, khicaṛī
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kedgeree1
C17: from Hindi khicarī, from Sanskrit khiccā, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
Blake turned out a magnificent meat pudding during his week, and Sawyer manufactured a salmon kedgeree.
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He helped himself to a plentiful portion of kedgeree, Freddie watching him with repulsion mingled with envy.
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Derek, who had finished his kedgeree and was now making himself a blot on Freddie's horizon with toast and marmalade, laughed.
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There is a fish pie of successive layers of rice, eggs, and fish, which is one of the native dishes and is much like Kedgeree.
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But he made the best of it, and drank his coffee and ate kedgeree and toast with not too bad an appetite.
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