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Where does “kerrie” come from?

kerrie (Dutch) comes from Tamil கறி — curry; thick sauce; meat.

kerrie (Dutch): curry powder; curry; curry sauce

Definitions

  1. curry powder; curry; curry sauce

Ancestry of “kerrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகறிcurry; thick sauce; meat

Words derived from “kerrie”

  • knobkerry
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