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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"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
That night, I cried happily into my dhal and assumed that within a year, two at the most, we’d be parents.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2015
She laid these out and began serving the rice and dhal, generous portions such as we ate at harvest times and ours larger than theirs.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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