biryani

or bi·ri·a·ni

[bir-ee-ah-nee]

noun

a spicy Indian dish of rice with meat or vegetables, flavored with saffron or turmeric.

Origin of biryani

1930–35; < Hindi,Urdu biryānī from Persian biryan “fried, roasted”

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British Dictionary definitions for biriani

biriani

noun

a variant spelling of biryani

biryani

biriani

noun

any of a variety of Indian dishes made with rice, highly flavoured and coloured with saffron or turmeric, mixed with meat or fish

Word Origin for biryani

from Urdu

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