mulligatawny

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் (miḷakuttaṇṇīr, literally “pepper water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌlɨɡəˈtɔːni/
• Rhymes: -ɔːni

Noun

mulligatawny (countable and uncountable, plural mulligatawnies)

1. An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
   • 1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps‎:

     Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.