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Word: Pilau
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: Persian pulaw, pilāv, Hindi pulāv, from Sanskrit pulāka ‘ball of rice’, probably from Dravidian. Compare with pilaf
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpiːlaʊ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈlaʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Middle Eastern or Indian dish of rice (or sometimes wheat) cooked in stock with spices, typically having added meat or vegetables.
Short Definition:Middle Eastern or Indian dish of rice cooked in stock with spices
Variant Forms:
- pulao
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