chingri

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noun

prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)

OriginBengali চিংড়ি →
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Meanings

nounchingri (uncountable)
  1. uncountableprawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)

    A subtly flavorful prawn dish, chingri macher curry, was prepared with an onion-ginger paste and the simplified Bengali garam masala, which contains cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, making for a light, mild spicing.

    2015 November 19, Rand Richards Cooper, “Restaurant Review: The Seductive Spices and Aromas of India at Indigo”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Bengaliচিংড়ি
  2. Englishchingri

Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).

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