kedgeree

noun

ked·​ge·​ree ˈke-jə-rē 

1

: an Indian dish of seasoned rice, beans, lentils, and sometimes smoked fish

2

: cooked or smoked fish, rice, hard-boiled eggs, and seasoning heated in cream

Examples of kedgeree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For seafood, try Barry Fish, a new hot spot for 2025 where award-winning chef Barry Bryson is making waves with unusual takes on kedgeree and ceviche with orange, pickled fennel, and cardamom. — Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025

Remember when Daisy’s perfect kedgeree convinces the visiting Harold Levinson that English food (and English cooks) are legit? — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu khicaṛī, ultimately from Sanskrit khiccā

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for kedgeree

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy