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paella

Syllables: pa·e·lla/paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə//pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/

paella noun: a savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

paella: a savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish
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Noun

paella (countable and uncountable, plural paellas)

  1. A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
    • I'd like to thank Juan Romero, my dear editor at Litera Libros, for believing in me and trusting me, and for the delicious paellas we shared.2023, translated in 2025, Berta Páramo and translated by Marc Correa Haro, Lice: How to Survive on Humans, page 203

paella meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

paella in Arabic

savory Valencian dish
البَيَالَّة al-bayālla

paella in Indonesian

savory Valencian dish
paela

Forms of paella

pluralpaellas

Plural of paella: paellas

Origin of paella

Borrowed from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”), from Old French paelle, from Latin patella (“plate, small pan”). Doublet of patella and possibly pail.

Words formed from paella

Phrases with paella

Words that rhyme with paella

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Questions about paella

What does paella mean?
Paella means a savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
What is paella in Arabic?
Paella in Arabic is البَيَالَّة (al-bayālla). See Paella meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is paella?
Paella is a noun.
How do you pronounce paella?
Paella is pronounced /paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of paella?
The plural of paella is paellas.

Words near paella in the dictionary

  1. paeleo diet
  2. paeleodiet
  3. Paeligni
  4. Paelignian
  5. Paelignians
  6. paella
  7. paella pan
  8. paella pans
  9. paellalike
  10. paellas
  11. paellera

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