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mulligatawny

noun
mul·​li·​ga·​taw·​ny | \ ËŒmÉ™-li-gÉ™-ˈtȯ-nÄ“ How to pronounce mulligatawny (audio) , -ˈtä-\

Definition of mulligatawny

: a rich soup usually of chicken stock seasoned with curry

Examples of mulligatawny in a Sentence

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 How about a chance to eat a bowl of mulligatawny dished up by the Soup Nazi actor himself? — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Comedy meets food (think Soup Nazi, ‘South Park’) at Clusterfest," 11 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of mulligatawny

1784, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for mulligatawny

Tamil miḷakutaṇṇi, from miḷaku pepper + taṇṇi water

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