chingri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).

Noun

chingri (uncountable)

1. prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)
   • 2015 November 19, Rand Richards Cooper, “Restaurant Review: The Seductive Spices and Aromas of India at Indigo”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A subtly flavorful prawn dish, chingri macher curry, was prepared with an onion-ginger paste and the simplified Bengali garam masala, which contains cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, making for a light, mild spicing.

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