pilaf

[ pi-lahf, pee-lahf ]
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noun
  1. a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.

  2. rice cooked in a meat or poultry broth.

Origin of pilaf

1
1925–30; <Turkish pilâv<Persian pilāw
  • Also pi·laff, pilau, pilaw.

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