pilaf
pronunciation
How to pronounce pilaf in British English:
UK [ˈpi:læf]
How to pronounce pilaf in American English:
US [pɪˈlɑf]
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- Noun:
- rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Word Origin
- pilaf (n.)
- oriental dish of rice boiled with meat, 1610s, from Turkish pilav, from Persian pilaw. Spelling influenced by Modern Greek pilafi, from the Turkish word.