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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).
Noun
chingri (uncountable)
- prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)
2015 November 19, Rand Richards Cooper, “Restaurant Review: The Seductive Spices and Aromas of India at Indigo”, in New York Times:A subtly flavorful prawn dish, chingri macher curry, was prepared with an onion-ginger paste and the simplified Bengali garam masala, which contains cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, making for a light, mild spicing.
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