kedgeree
/ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/noun
kedgeree is spelled K-E-D-G-E-R-E-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kedgeree means “An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kedgeree is kedgerees.
How many letters and syllables are in kedgeree?
| Letters | 8: K-E-D-G-E-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kedgeree?
Kedgeree appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kedgeree?
- /ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kedgeree.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kedgeree
- kedgerees plural
- kedgaree
- kegeree
- kidgeree
- kitchari
- kitcherie
- kitchiri
- cutchery
- kitchery
- kitcheree
- kitcharee
- cutcheree
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kedgeree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteKhichdi.
- 2
An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kedgeree come from?
From Hindi खिचड़ी (khicṛī), from Sanskrit खिच्चा (khiccā). Compare khichdi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).