- curry (v.)
- late 13c., "to rub down a horse," from Anglo-French curreier "to curry-comb a horse," from Old French correier "put in order, prepare, curry," from con-, intensive prefix (see com-), + reier "arrange," from a Germanic source (see ready). Related: Curried; currying.
- curry (n.)
- the spice, 1680s, from Tamil kari "sauce, relish for rice."
