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Where does “kari” come from?

kari (Mauritian Creole) comes from Tamil கறி — curry; thick sauce; meat.

kari (Mauritian Creole): curry

Definitions

  1. curry

Ancestry of “kari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகறிcurry; thick sauce; meat
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