pi·lau (p -läf , -lô, -lou, p läf , -lô, -lou) |
pilau [pɪˈlaʊ], pilaf, pilaff [ˈpɪlæf], pilao [pɪˈlaʊ], pilaw [pɪˈlɔː]n (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 [from Turkish pilāw, from Persian]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  pilau - rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoesdish - 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 pilau n (also pilau rice) → Pilaw nt
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| I had seen a sailor who had visited that very island, and he told me that it was the custom, when a great battle had been gained there, to barbecue all the slain in the yard or garden of the victor; and then, one by one, they were placed in great wooden trenchers, and garnished round like a pilau, with breadfruit and cocoanuts; and with some parsley in their mouths, were sent round with the victor's compliments to all his friends, just as though these presents were so many Christmas turkeys. As the most hardened Arab that ever careered across the desert over the hump of a dromedary likes to repose sometimes under the date-trees by the water, or to come into the cities, walk into the bazaars, refresh himself in the baths, and say his prayers in the mosques, before he goes out again marauding, so Jos's tents and pilau were pleasant to this little Ishmaelite. "Did you know me better," returned the count, smiling, "you would not give one thought of such a thing for a traveller like myself, who has successively lived on maccaroni at Naples, polenta at Milan, olla podrida at Valencia, pilau at Constantinople, karrick in India, and swallows' nests in China. |