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dal

[dahl]
–noun East Indian Cookery.
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
Also, dhal.


Origin:
< Hindi dāl split pulse, cooked pulse; cf. Skt dāl- to split

dāl

[dahl]
–noun
the eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin:
< Ar

Dal

[dahl]
–noun
a river in S Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. ab. 250 mi. (405 km) long.

dal

dekaliter; dekaliters.

dek⋅a⋅li⋅ter

[dek-uh-lee-ter]
–noun
a unit of capacity equal to 10 liters (9.08 quarts U.S. dry measure or 2.64 gallons U.S. liquid measure). Abbreviation: dal
Also, decaliter; especially British, dek⋅a⋅li⋅tre.


Origin:
1800–10; < F décalitre. See deka-, liter
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dahl   (däl)   
n.  
  1. See pigeon pea.

  2. or dal A thick creamy East Indian stew made with lentils or other legumes, onions, and various spices.


[Hindi dāl, dahl seed, from Sanskrit dalaḥ, dalam, piece split off, from dalati, he splits; see der- in Indo-European roots.]
dal 1   (däl)   
n.  Variant of dahl.
dal 2  
abbr.  decaliter
dec·a·li·ter or dek·a·li·ter   (děk'ə-lē'tər)   
n.   Abbr. dal or dkl
A metric unit of volume equal to 10 liters.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: deka·li·ter
Variants: or deca·li·ter or chiefly British deca·li·tre /-"lEt-&r/
Function: noun
: a metric unit of capacity equal to 10 liters
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
dal
decaliter
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
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