Curry is the British English word for any of a general variety of spiced dishes, usually, but not always, from India and Pakistan. Curry is a generic term for spicy dishes. There is no one specific spice or plant called a "curry." Some of the ingredients of the typical dish called a curry include--but are not limited to--turmeric, red pepper and cumin.
The word curry is used not only in England but also in many of its former colonies. Curries are favorites in the Caribbean islands. Japan, which was never a colony of England or any other nation, has its own variety of curry. As is typical of Japanese dishes, it is quite mild compared to hot English curries.
The word curry is believed to be an anglicized version of the Tamil word kari, which means sauce, or the Urdu/Punjabi word 'Karhai', which is a pot in which traditional curry dishes are made.
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