dal

or daal, dhal

[ dahl ]

/ dɑl /

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Definition of dal

noun East Indian Cooking.

a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.

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Origin of dal

<Hindi dāl split pulse, cooked pulse; compare Sanskrit dāl- to split

Words nearby dal

Dakota, Dakotan, Dakota Territory, daks, Daktyl, dal, Daladier, Dalai Lama, dalan, dalapon, dalasi

Other definitions for dal (2 of 4)

dal²

dekaliter; dekaliters.

Other definitions for dal (3 of 4)

Dal

[ dahl ]

/ dɑl /

noun

a river in S Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. About 250 miles (405 km) long.

Other definitions for dal (4 of 4)

dāl

[ dahl ]

/ dɑl /

noun

the eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of dāl

From Arabic

How to use dal in a sentence

Getting to taste her mom’s dal, I was like, No wonder she feels this way.
David Chang and Priya Krishna Want You to Get Over Recipes|Lucy Feldman|October 14, 2021|Time
When Kirti Krishan returned to his home in Patna in January after having spent over six months in Beijing, he was thrilled to be able to eat dal and rice again.
“I had to beg for books:” Indian international students are living the nightmare of online classes|Amanat Khullar|October 9, 2020|Quartz
The little floating vegetable gardens on the Dal lake are a very curious feature.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone Douie
Repertorio biobibliografico degli scrittori italiani dal 1500 al 1850 (Milan, 1947).
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor

Before we quitted Genaaden Dal we breakfasted with the missionaries.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
It was still dark, but I pinched Dal and said there was somebody in the room.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart
"I think you haven't grasped the situation, Dal," I said icily.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for dal (1 of 2)

dal¹

daal

/ (dɑːl) /

noun

split grain, a common foodstuff in India; pulse

a variant spelling of dhal

British Dictionary definitions for dal (2 of 2)

dal²

symbol for

decalitre(s)

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