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Princeton's WordNet

  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. pilaw

    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. pilaw

    Pilaw, also known as pilaf, is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth. Sometimes the pilaw may also contain a mix of spices, meat, vegetables, or dried fruits. It is a common dish in Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Eastern European, Indian, and East African cuisines. Its preparation and ingredients can vary widely depending on culture and region.

Editors Contribution

  1. pilaw

    Common abbreviation for "personal injury law."


    Submitted by anonymous on April 30, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pilaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pilaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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