Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kedgeree

/ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: kedgeree
IPA: /ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Peter, after the manner of man at the breakfast table, had allowed half his kedgeree to get cold and was sniggering over a letter."
"Kedgeree was the invention of the British in colonial India, but was inspired by khichuri, a more ancient dish of rice and lentils, so here I’ve reinstated the pulses in the form of mung dal and peas: an Indian dish, adapted by the British, and changed again by an Indian living in Britain."

Etymology

From Hindi खिचड़ी (khicṛī), from Sanskrit खिच्चा (khiccā). Compare khichdi.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: खिचड़ी, खिच्चा

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

kedgerees (plural) kedgaree (alternative) kegeree (alternative) kidgeree (alternative) kitchari (alternative) kitcherie (alternative) kitchiri (alternative) cutchery (alternative) kitchery (alternative) kitcheree (alternative) kitcharee (alternative) cutcheree (alternative)

Phrases

kedgeree pot

Frequently Paired Words

cutchery cutcherry

Questions

How do you pronounce kedgeree?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/.
What does kedgeree mean?: Khichdi.
Where does kedgeree come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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