English Explanatory Dictionary

pilaf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/pɪlɐːf/ /piːlɑːf/ pee-lăf /piːlæf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-pilaf.wav

Word forms

pilaf pilafs pilaff pillaf pillaff pillaw pilao pilau plov polao pulao pulau

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پلاو (modern Turkish pilav), from Classical Persian پلاو (pilāw), from Hindi पुलाव (pulāv)/Urdu پُلاؤ (pulāo), from Sanskrit पुलाक (pulāka), which is probably of Dravidian origin. Akin to Tamil புழுக்கு (puḻukku, “cooked rice”).

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