biryani
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindustani بریانی (bryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī), from بریان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī).[1]
Noun[edit]
biryani (countable and uncountable, plural biryanis)
- A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
- 2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 8:
- Thereafter, the menu is divided into a number of sections: Syrian Christian specialities from Kerala; coastal seafood dishes; Malabar biryanis; vegetable curries; and special dosas.
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Pakki biryani:Thalassery biryani
- Kacchi biryani:Hyderabadi biryani
Translations[edit]
dish of spiced rice
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References[edit]
- Madhur Jaffery's Indian Cookery - Madhur Jaffery
- Abdulla, Ummi; Malabar Muslim Cookery(1993); Orient Blackswan; →ISBN
- ^ “Biryani; The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011 November 1, retrieved 2013-07-18
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Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
biryani m (plural biryanis)
- biryani (dish of spiced rice)
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