Curry

Curry

1. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Comhraidhe.
2. An Irish surname, a variant of Corr.
3. An Irish surname, a variant of Currie.
4. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Currie.
5. A village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland.
6. A locale in the United States.
   1. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
   3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
   4. A ghost town in Alaska.

• Corey, Corry (Irish surname from Ó Comhraidhe)

• Curry County

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Curry is the 436^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 74,919 individuals. Curry is most common among White (59.18%) and Black (34.93%) individuals.

• Curry Mallet
• Curry Rivel
• North Curry

Late 18th century, from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). One of the few words in which the representation of English /ʌ/ by German /œ/, which was formerly common, remains usual (in this case perhaps reinforced by a "Hurry-furry" merging pronunciation used by some English speakers in North America, /kɜɹi/).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœʁi/

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Curry n or m (strong, genitive Currys or Curry, plural Currys)

1. curry (sauce or relish flavored with curry powder)
2. curry powder

   Synonym: Currypulver

Curry f (genitive Curry, plural Currys)

1. (colloquial) ellipsis of Currywurst

   Eine Curry mit Pommes, bitte! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 2025 February 21, Simone Schmollack, “AfD in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg: Der stabile Klischee-Kiez”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Wer hier großzügig wohnt, besitzt nicht selten eine Eigentumswohnung, häufig bezahlt von Mutti und Vati. Samstagvormittag stiefelt man zum Kollwitzmarkt auf eine Curry mit Schampus.

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• “Curry” in Duden online
• “Curry” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache