dhāl

[ thahl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

dhal

/ dɑːl /

a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds
Former namepigeon pea the seed of this shrub
a curry made from lentils or other pulses

Origin of dhāl¹

From Arabic

Origin of dhāl¹

C17: from Hindi dāl split pulse, from Sanskrit dal to split

The firm to which Haralal belonged began to buy up large quantities of rice and dhal from the country districts.

A fire was kindled under a clay oven on the patio; rice and dhal were quickly served on large banana leaves.

Another day he might have lentil-dhal or channa 12-6 curry with vegetables.

The Dhal is confused in pronunciation with the Zain, with which it has a common origin in Hebrew.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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