Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.

    mango chutney

    lemon chutney

    Chutney

    ча́тниčátni

    ча́тніčátni

    a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices

  2. (uncountable, usually)A style of Indo-Caribbean music from the West Indies, associated especially with Trinidad and Tobago.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I tried some of the chutney.

  2. They went to get the chutney.

Translations

8 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani चटनी (caṭnī) / چَٹْنِی (caṭnī).

Borrowed from Hindustani चटनी (caṭnī) / چَٹْنِی (caṭnī).

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Forms

plural: chutneys
Singularchutney

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices:Indian relish

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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