curry

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in Vietnamese Món cà ri

BrE /ˈkʌri/ AmE /ˈkɜːri/

noun / verb en → vi

1 FOOD [uncountable] B1

Món cà ri

a dish made with meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a mixture of spices and oil, often served with rice

  • curry and rice

Collocations Indian curry · spicy curry

  • She loves to eat curry.

    Cô ấy thích ăn món cà ri.

2 COOK [transitive] B1

Để nấu (món cà ri)

to cook food in a mixture of spices and oil, often served with rice

  • curry something

Collocations curry chicken · curry vegetables

  • He curried the lamb with lots of spices.

    Anh ấy đã nấu thịt cừu với nhiều gia vị.

3 HORSE [transitive] C1

Để chải (động vật)

to rub oil, wax, or other substances into a horse's coat to make it shiny and smooth

  • curry something

Collocations curry a horse · curry a pony

  • She curried the horse before riding it.

    Cô ấy đã chải con ngựa trước khi cưỡi nó.

4 SPORT [uncountable] C1

Trò chơi cà ri (một môn thể thao)

a sport in which two people ride horses and use long sticks to hit a small ball back and forth over a high fence

Collocations curry match

  • They are playing a curry match.

    Họ đang chơi một trận đấu cà ri.