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• dhāl
  dhāl

  noun

  the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• dhal
  dhal

  noun

  a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds

dhāl

American  

[thahl] / ðɑl /

noun

1. the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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dhal British  

/ dɑːl /

noun

1. a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds

2. Former name: pigeon pea.  the seed of this shrub

3. a curry made from lentils or other pulses

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Etymology

Origin of dhāl

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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dhal

So, it feels fitting to watch EastEnders while eating rice and dhal for dinner.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2020

"We always get a wee shared black dhal and I'll probably stick to a prawn dish," she says.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2018

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

In the granary, unused for so long, I stored away half a bag of rice, two measures of dhal and nearly a pound of chillies.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya