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Madras

//məˈdɹæs// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region. British, countable, uncountable

    "I’ll have the chicken Madras."

  2. 2
    A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern. countable, uncountable

    "A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow Madras turban […] crouched against the wall."

  3. 3
    a light patterned cotton cloth wordnet
  4. 4
    A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Alternative form of Madras (“type of curry”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.

Etymology 2

The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.

Etymology 3

From Madras, former name of the Indian city Chennai, where it was first produced.

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