pi·lau

(pĭ-läf′, -lô′, -lou′, pē′läf′, -lô′, -lou′)

Variant of pilaf.

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pilau

(pɪˈlaʊ) ,

pilaf

pilaff

pilao

pilaw

pulao

(Cookery) a dish originating from the East, consisting of rice flavoured with spices and cooked in stock, to which meat, poultry, or fish may be added

[C17: from Turkish pilāw, from Persian]

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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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

pilaf, pilaff, 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

pilau

[ˈpiːlaʊ] n (also pilau rice) → riz m pilaf

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pilau

n (also pilau rice) → Pilaw nt

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