dal

or dhal, daal

[ dahl ]

/ dɑl /

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noun

dried and often split legumes, especially lentils or peas.

a sauce or dish made from cooked lentils and spices, common in South Asian cuisine.

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Origin of dal

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Hindi dāl “split pulse, cooked pulse,” from Sanskrit dala, from dāl- “to split”

Other definitions for dal (2 of 4)

dal²

abbreviation

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

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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