paella
noun
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
paellas
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pluralof paella.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Route 1, is known for an impressive list of cheeses, international wines chosen by an in-house sommelier and traditional Spanish dishes like bacon-wrapped chorizo-stuffed dates, garlic shrimp and three different paellas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Two-tops share paellas of deceptively small circumference that prove to be heaped tall and deep.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Paella used to be steamed in deep aluminum pots; now the rice is stirred in actual paellas, shallow and as wide as a hub cap, for a more intense flavor and much higher crunch factor.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Chef Lidia Fernández Morell cooks world-class paellas on a wood fire; fresh fish and other local fare are also available.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
But it was not all work: Rushby-Smith still remembers the friends who dropped by, giving Arturo the opportunity to cook paellas and tortillas using the precious olive oil he ventured to Soho to buy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2017
