pilaf
[pi-lahf, pee-lahf]
- a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- rice cooked in a meat or poultry broth.
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Origin of pilaf
1925–30; < Turkish pilâv < Persian pilāw
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Examples from the Web for pilaf
Historical Examples
Osman and his mother ate the pilaf with their fingers, from the same dish.
Our Little Turkish CousinMary Hazelton Wade
This was for their pilaf, the distribution of which was a complete scramble.
When there is soup or soup stock on hand it can be well used in the pilaf.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and HousewifeMarion Mills Miller
Kevork brought some sheep-tail grease in a bit of paper and I held my nose while I melted it and poured it into the pilaf.
The Red Rugs of TarsusHelen Davenport Gibbons
Pilaf, a dish very common in the Orient and well known in the United States, is of this character and easily made.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and HousewifeMarion Mills Miller
Word Origin and History for pilaf
n.
oriental dish of rice boiled with meat, 1610s, from Turkish pilav, from Persian pilaw. Spelling influenced by Modern Greek pilafi, from the Turkish word.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper