pilau

or pi·law

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

/ pɪˈlɑf, ˈpi lɑf, pɪˈlɔ, -ˈlaʊ, ˈpi lɔ, -laʊ /

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Words nearby pilau

pilastrade, Pilate, Pilate, Pontius, Pilates, Pilatus, pilau, pilch, pilchard, Pilcomayo, pilcrow, pile

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How to use pilau in a sentence

Often a variety of food is partaken, Persian pilau being a favourite.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
Their diet consisted of a single warm meal of pilau or beans, eaten in the evening.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer
In the morning we had pilau, and in the evening we had pilau; our drink was lukewarm water, qualified with a little rum.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer
For dinner they have the same diet, and for supper they have a dish of warm beans, or a kind of broth or pilau.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

I was glad of the fork and spoon, for in those days I had not learned how to eat pilau with my fingers.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

British Dictionary definitions for pilau

pilau

pilaf, pilaff (ˈpɪlæf), pilao (pɪˈlaʊ), pilaw (pɪˈlɔː) or pulao (pʊˈlaʊ)

/ (pɪˈlaʊ) /

noun

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 Origin for pilau

C17: from Turkish pilāw, from Persian

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