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Korma

2 stages from Urdu/Turkic to English.

Today it means a mild South Asian dish of meat or vegetables braised in a rich, creamy sauce
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qorma
Urdu/Turkic · medieval
"to braise"
to braise, describing meat slowly cooked in a rich, spiced sauce
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korma
English · 1810s
"a mild, creamy South Asian braised dish"
adopted directly for the mild, creamy South Asian braised dish
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