curry2
Syllabification: (cur·ry)
Pronunciation: /ˈkərē/
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[ with object]
Definition of curry
verb ( curries, currying, curried)
Phrases
- ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behavior:a wimpish attempt to curry favor with the new bosses[alteration of Middle English curry favel, from the name (Favel or Fauvel) of a chestnut horse in a 14th-century French romance who became a symbol of cunning and duplicity; hence 'to rub down Favel' meant to use the cunning that he personified]
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French correier, ultimately of Germanic origin
