Meanings
currey1
noun
- obsoleteObsolete form of curry.
To Make a Currey the India Way
1774, Hannah Glasse, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy
Currey2
Origin
- Old Frenchcurie“kitchen”
- EnglishCurrey
* As an Irish surname, variant of Curry. * As an English surname, from the placename Curry in Somerset, probably of Brythonic origin like Welsh cwr (“corner”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French curie (“kitchen”), presumably from cuire (“to cook”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Currie.
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APA
currey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currey
MLA
“currey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currey. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “currey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currey.
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