Madras
Madras · Madrases
A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras regionA style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
/məˈdɹæs/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
I’ll have the chicken Madras.
More definitions
- a light patterned cotton cloth
- a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
- a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
Origin
The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several pThe etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.
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Forms
plural: MadrasesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras:Chennai
- a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras:Tamil Nadu
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.