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Definition of "mulligatawny" []

  • An East Indian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mulligatawny" in a sentence
  • "As far as I can tell, the only agreed upon fact about mulligatawny is that it is a fusion of British and Indian cuisines -- and actually cooked more by the British, I believe, at least originally."
  • "And oh, the taste of delicious, mysterious soups named "mulligatawny" and "Billi bi.""
  • "You think if aliens invade Britain and I've got the choice of a rocket launcher to blow their annoying ET heads off or a pissing Knorr stock cube to make some delicious mulligatawny while men do it for me, I'm going down the broth route?"