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Noun: madras  ma-drus or mu'dras [N. Amer], mu'dras or mu'draas [Brit]
  1. A light patterned cotton cloth
     
  2. A fairly hot curry dish
Noun: Madras  mu'dras or mu'draas
  1. A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
    - Chennai

Derived forms: madrases

Type of: city, cloth, curry, fabric, material, metropolis, textile, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Bharat, Hindustan, India, Republic of India

Encyclopedia: Madras, Mpumalanga