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pilau
[ pi-lahf, pee-lahf, pi-law, -lou, pee-law, -lou ]
pilau
/ pɪˈlaʊ; pʊˈlaʊ; ˈpɪlæf; pɪˈlaʊ; pɪˈlɔː /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pilau1
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Example Sentences
Often a variety of food is partaken, Persian pilau being a favourite.
Their diet consisted of a single warm meal of pilau or beans, eaten in the evening.
In the morning we had pilau, and in the evening we had pilau; our drink was lukewarm water, qualified with a little rum.
For dinner they have the same diet, and for supper they have a dish of warm beans, or a kind of broth or pilau.
I was glad of the fork and spoon, for in those days I had not learned how to eat pilau with my fingers.
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