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pi·laf

or pi·laff (pĭ-läf′, pē′läf′) also pi·lau (pĭ-läf′, -lô′, -lou′, pē′läf′, -lô′, -lou′)

A steamed rice dish often with meat, shellfish, or vegetables in a seasoned broth.

[Ottoman Turkish pilâv (Modern Turkish pilaf), from Persian pilāw, pilaw, from Hindi pulāv, ultimately from Sanskrit pulākaḥ, ball of cooked rice, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil puṛukkal , cooked rice.]

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pi•laf

or pi•laff

(ˈpi lɑf, pɪˈlɑf)

also pilau,

a Middle Eastern dish of rice cooked in bouillon, sometimes with meat or shellfish.

[1925–30; < Turkish pilâv < Persian pilāw]

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pilaf - rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes

pilaff, pilau, pilaw

dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

bulgur pilaf - pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat

Translations

πιλάφι

pilahviriisi

pilaf

плов

pilaf

pilaff [ˈpɪlæf] n → pilaf m

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