Kedgeree
/ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Khichdi. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 2 a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish wordnet
- 3 An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice. countable, uncountable
"Peter, after the manner of man at the breakfast table, had allowed half his kedgeree to get cold and was sniggering over a letter."
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More examples"Peter, after the manner of man at the breakfast table, had allowed half his kedgeree to get cold and was sniggering over a letter."
Etymology
From Hindi खिचड़ी (khicṛī), from Sanskrit खिच्चा (khiccā). Compare khichdi.