pilau

Or pi·law

[pi-lahf, pee-lahf, pi-law, -lou, pee-law, -lou]

noun

1. pilaf.

pilau

/ pɪˈlaʊ, pʊˈlaʊ, pɪˈlɔː, ˈpɪlæf, pɪˈlaʊ /

noun

1. a dish originating from the East, consisting of rice flavoured with spices and cooked in stock, to which meat, poultry, or fish may be added

Word History and Origins

Origin of pilau¹

C17: from Turkish pilāw, from Persian

Example Sentences

For instance, lamb pilau puts leftovers to great use with rice and store cupboard spices.

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Padma poetically says, "From pilau to paella to tahdig, rice can be temperamental," which most certainly sums up both the pros and cons of rice at large.

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There was usually lots of fried fish and other seafood, like octopus, squid and crab, and always a pile of pilau — rice cooked with broth and some kind of meat, usually beef.

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Later that evening, I found myself sharing Kabuli pilau, bread, and meat with the father of a Taliban fighter who described in excruciating detail how his son had been killed in Helmand.

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At one shop pilaus were being sold, mounds of saffron rice on buttered plantain leaves, glistening with ghee and garnished with red chillies and curling strips of fried onion.

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