pilaf
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See also: piláf
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Turkish pilav, from Persian پلاو (pelâv), from Hindi पुलाव (pulāv), from Sanskrit पुलाक (pulāka), which is probably of Dravidian origin. [1][2]
Noun[edit]
pilaf (countable and uncountable, plural pilafs)
- A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
Translations[edit]
dish
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References[edit]
- Some have described it as desecration, but tribal chairman Charlie Vaughn dismisses his critics as people who are "eating tofu and pilaf and sitting in Phoenix with their plasma-screen TVs". - The world at a glance: Grand Canyon, Arizona, The Week, Issue 605, page 8.
- ^ “pilaf” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- ^ “pilaf” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaf m
Further reading[edit]
- pilaf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pilaf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Ladino[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- פילאףֿ (Hebrew orthography spelling)
Noun[edit]
pilaf m (plural pilafes)
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaf m (uncountable)
- pilaf (dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilaf n (plural pilafuri)
See also[edit]
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- Czech terms borrowed from Turkish
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