Dictionary

Madras en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈdɹɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈdɹæs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, uncountable) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
   • I’ll have the chicken Madras.

Forms

Relateds

Chennai

wikipedia: +, Oregon

Madras en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /məˈdɹɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈdɹæs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.

Meanings

1. Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.

Deriveds

Madras Time · Madras hemp · madras

Synonyms

Chennai

Translations (32)

ko 마드라스 (city) · ja マドラス (city) · bg Мадрас (city) · fi Madras (city) · mr मद्रास (city) · ar مَدْرَاس (city) · te మద్రాసు (city) · pt Madras (city) · cmn 馬德拉斯 /马德拉斯 (city) · tl Madras (city) · hi मद्रास (city) · bn মাদ্রাজ (city) · ta மதறாஸ் (city) · nl Madras (city) · ml മദ്രാസ് (city) · ta மதுராசு (city) · es Madrás (city) · sv Madras (city) · de Madras (city) · ur مدراس (city) · sh Màdras (city) · da Madras (city) · ta மெட்ராஸ் (city) · hi मदरास (city) · fr Madras (city) · pl Madras (city) · es Madras (city) · ru Мадра́с (city) · sh Ма̀драс (city) · pt Madrasta (city) · hy Մադրաս (city) · kn ಮದ್ರಾಸು (city)

wikipedia: +, Oregon