Etymology

korma

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Today it means: A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian قورْمَه ← Ottoman Turkish قاورمه
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromقاورمه“roasted meat”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromقورْمَه
  3. Hindustani · derived from
  4. English todaykorma

From Hindustani قورْمَہ (qorma) / क़ोरमा (qormā), from Classical Persian قورْمَه (qōrma) (from which Iranian Persian قُرْمِه (ġorme)), from Turkic (likely Ottoman Turkish قاورمه (kavurma, “roasted meat”), verbal noun of قاورمق (kavurmak)).

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