Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retort curry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
re-tort cur-ry
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Curry sauce packaged in a retort pouch.

Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of Japanese レトルトカレー.

Usage

Questions

What does retort curry mean?
Curry sauce packaged in a retort pouch.
Where does retort curry come from?
Calque of Japanese レトルトカレー.

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