biryani
Meanings
noun
- A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī), from بریان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī).
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