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lə, -ˈeɪl noun
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
Origin:
1890–95; < Spanish < Catalan: literally, frying pan, pot < Middle French paella < Latin patella pan. See patella.
1890–95; < Spanish < Catalan: literally, frying pan, pot < Middle French paella < Latin patella pan. See patella.
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| —n , pl -las | |
| 1. | a Spanish dish made from rice, shellfish, chicken, and vegetables |
| 2. | the large flat frying pan in which a paella is cooked |
| [from Catalan, from Old French paelle, from Latin patella small pan] | |
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Paella
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paella
in Spanish cuisine, a dish of saffron-flavoured rice cooked with meats, seafood, and vegetables. Originating in the rice-growing areas on Spain's Mediterranean coast, the dish is especially associated with the region of Valencia. Paella takes its name from the paellera, the utensil in which it is cooked, a flat round pan with two handles; paella is traditionally eaten from the pan
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Example sentences
Diners can enjoy entrees such as vegetable paella, cornmeal-crusted snapper and the bison burger.
Full entrees are also available here, including paella and steaks.
There was also homemade paella, fresh jumbo shrimp, marinated chicken and a host of other offerings.
Larger entree options include rib-eye steak marinated in garlic and paella with saffron, clams and tiger prawns.
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