Mulligatawny memories
Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is wiser not to stir them.
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The key to chave, chavi, chabi, and savi
The word for key in many Indian languages is a variant of chavi (चाबी in Hindi, চাবি in Bengali, चावी in Marathi, சாவி in Tamil, etc.) which comes from the Portuguese word for key, chave.
Free Tamil OC
The Tamil slang for something free of charge, oasi, is derived from the abbreviation, OC, which expands to On Company's Service. The company in question was the British East India Company which stamped its official mail with these letters to avoid having to pay postage.
Anaconda, the elephant killer
The name of the Anaconda, one of the most impressive snakes in the world, is said have its origins in Tamil where Anaikondran translates to something along the lines of elephant killer.
Chennai's Dhole
The Tamil word for the dhole (aka Asiatic wild dog aka Indian wild dog) is Chennai (red dog).