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Meaning of kedgeree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/

Definitions

  1. Khichdi.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice.
    countable, uncountable

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.”
“Kedgeree was the invention of the British in colonial India, but was inspired by khichuri, a more ancient dish of rice and lentils, so here I’ve reinstated the pulses in the form of mung dal and peas: an Indian dish, adapted by the British, and changed again by an Indian living in Britain.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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