dhāl
noun
the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
dhāl
American
[thahl]
/ ðɑl /
noun
dhal
British
/ dɑːl /
noun
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a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds
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Former name: pigeon pea. the seed of this shrub
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a curry made from lentils or other pulses
Etymology
Origin of dhāl
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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Even dhal, a staple of the diet all over South Asia, has become a luxury.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022
"It just felt like a blessing. It was almost as though we got royal assent for my mother's dhal," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2019
Mercurius tells his aunt that some friends are offering to cook a huge Guyanese meal—chicken curry, dhal puri, cook-up rice.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2016
The captain came up with the idea of an Indian porridge made from rice and dhal.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2015
Nathan began sharing out the rice and dhal, carefully tearing the plantain leaf he carried into three pieces on which to put each portion.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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