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pilaw

pilaw is the alternative spelling of pilaf.

Meaning of pilaf

Noun

pilaf (countable and uncountable, plural pilafs)

  1. A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
    • My spirits rose as I passed among the tents and savored the aroma of steaming pots of pilaf and the long skewers of shashlyk roasting over the open fires.1952, Cothburn O’Neal, chapter 1, in Master of the World (Avon; N158), New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, published 1967, →OCLC, book 1, page 17

Forms of pilaw

pluralpilaws

Questions about pilaw

What is pilaw the alternative spelling of?
Pilaw is the alternative spelling of pilaf.

Words near pilaw in the dictionary

  1. pilau
  2. pilaus
  3. pilav
  4. Pilavjian
  5. Pilavjians
  6. pilaw
  7. Pilawa
  8. pilaws
  9. Pilbara
  10. Pilbara dragon
  11. Pilbara dragons

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