Definitions for pilau
ˈpi lɔ, -laʊ, pɪˈlɔ, -ˈlaʊpi·lau

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1. pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilawnoun

   rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes

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1. Pilau

   Pilaf (US spelling) or pilau (UK spelling) is a rice dish, or in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat, and employing some technique for achieving cooked grains that do not adhere to each other.At the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, such methods of cooking rice at first spread through a vast territory from South Asia to Spain, and eventually to a wider world. The Spanish paella, and the South Asian pilau or pulao, and biryani, evolved from such dishes. Pilaf and similar dishes are common to Balkan, Caribbean, South Caucasian, Central Asian, East African, Eastern European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and South Asian cuisines. It is a staple food and a popular dish in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China (notably in Xinjiang), Cyprus, Georgia, Greece (notably in Crete), India, Iraq (notably in Kurdistan), Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania (notably in Zanzibar), Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.

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1. pilau

   Pilau, also known as pilaf, is a dish that originated from the Middle East and Central Asia. It typically consists of rice that is cooked in a seasoned broth, and may also contain different types of meat, vegetables, and spices. The preparation and ingredients of the dish vary across different cultures. The rice grains are usually browned in oil or butter before being cooked in the broth, which gives it a distinct flavor.

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1. Pilaunoun

   see Pillau

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1. Pilau

   pi-law′, n. a dish, in origin purely Mohammedan, consisting of meat or fowl, boiled along with rice and spices.—Also Pillau′, Pilaw′, Pilaff′, Pilow′. [Pers. pilāw, pilaw.]

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1. Pauli

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilau in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilau in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pilau
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilau
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilau
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pilau