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Paella

/paɪˈ(j)ɛlə/

A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked on a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

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A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked on a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

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Word	Definition
paelleranoun	A large shallow frying pan in which paella is cooked.
paella pannoun	Synonym of paellera.
arroz con pollonoun	A traditional dish of Spain and Latin America, made with chicken and rice and closely related to paella.
pringánoun	A dish from Andalusia, consisting of meat that has been slowly cooked for a long time until it falls apart easily.
cataplananoun	A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.
olionoun	(figuratively) A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
fabadanoun	A dish from Asturias, made of white beans, pork products, chorizo and various other ingredients.
olla podridanoun	A miscellaneous assortment or collection; a hodgepodge.
porraynoun	(dialect) A medieval pudding or stew of leeks and other vegetables (and sometimes meat) simmered in fresh almond milk and/or meat broth.
pipéradenoun	A Basque dish of onions, green peppers, and tomatoes sautéed in olive oil and flavoured with Espelette pepper.
pellawnoun	Obsolete form of pilaf (“rice dish”). [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.]
juanenoun	A dish from Peru, usually including rice, meat, olives, hard-boiled egg, and spices, wrapped in bijao (macaw-flower) leaves and then boiled.
pilafnoun	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.
palaunoun	A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.
peelawnoun	Obsolete form of pilaf. [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.]
pelawnoun	A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2962).
pilaonoun	Alternative form of pilaf. [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.]
fabes con amasuelesnoun	A dish from Asturias, made of white beans and clams.
coulibiacnoun	A loaf of fish, meat, or vegetables baked in a pastry shell.
polaonoun	Alternative form of pilaf. [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.]