paella

pa·el·la

P0010800 (pä-ĕl′ə, pä-ā′lyä, -ā′yä)n. A saffron-flavored Spanish rice dish made with varying combinations of vegetables, meat, chicken, and seafood.

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[Catalan, frying pan, paella, from Old French paelle, frying pan, pot, from Latin patella, diminutive of patina, pan; see paten.]

paella

(paɪˈɛlə; Spanish paˈeʎa) n, pl -las (-ləz; Spanish -ʎas) 1. (Cookery) a Spanish dish made from rice, shellfish, chicken, and vegetables2. (Cookery) the large flat frying pan in which a paella is cooked[from Catalan, from Old French paelle, from Latin patella small pan]

pa•el•la

(pɑˈeɪl yə, -ˈeɪ lə, pɑˈeɪ ə)

n., pl. -las. a Spanish dish of rice cooked with chicken, seafood, vegetables, etc., and flavored with saffron. [1890–95; < Sp < Catalan: literally, frying pan, pot < Middle French paelle < Latin patella pan. See patella]

paella

- The rice dish is Spanish for "frying pan," from Latin patella, "little pan."See also related terms for pan.

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paella - saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chickendish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

Translations

paellapaella