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Verb
chunkay (third-person singular simple present chunkays, present participle chunkaying, simple past and past participle chunkayed)
- (Guyana, cooking) To add hot oil and spices (especially garlic) to food
2020 October 31, Cynthia Nelson, “Extraordinary Dhal”, in Stabroek News:Meanwhile, thinly slice garlic and assemble some whole jeera and black/brown mustard seeds (these are optional if you do not have) for the tadka (to chunkay the dhal).