dhāl
noun
the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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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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"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
"A peasant would eat rice and dhal, with chillies and onions. What we have in Indian restaurants was invented for the British or adapted for them," she explained.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 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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