mulligatawny

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Where are you staying At the Piazza Very good; I will dine with you to-day; order some mulligatawny, they are famous for it.

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  1. noun An East Indian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning.

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  • The following is a long and pointless article which offers absolutely NOTHING (not even mulligatawny soup) to the wounded souls of Assistant Professors. —  nanopolitan
  • A few minutes down the road, the upscale Dean's Hotel, even though it had cast off most of its colonial trappings, still retained its colonial architecture and continued to serve mulligatawny soup and caramel custard, and, of course, beer and other drinks, in a more formal setting. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
  • There are nice images ( "dented tureens of mulligatawny" exactly captures a certain kind of subcontinental dining room) and aggressive descriptions. —  Powell's Books: Overview
  • I am planning to make mulligatawny for dinner and need some shredded coconut but don't know what to ask for. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The mulligatawny soup is also a winner, its spicy lentils prepared with either vegetables or chicken. —  Latest News
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  1. Tamil miḷagutaṇṇī : miḷagu, pepper + taṇṇīr, cool water (taṇ, cool + ṇīr, water).

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  1. Tamil milagu-tannīr, literally pepper-water.
 

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/məlɪgəˈtɔni/
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