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paella

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
pa·el·la /paɪˈelə $ pɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  DFFa Spanish dish made with rice, pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables 〔用肉、鱼和蔬菜烹制的〕西班牙大锅饭,西班牙什锦饭
Examples from the Corpus
paellaIt can be used in all sorts of recipes from paella or salmon and broccoli quiche to lemon layer-pudding.There was only a very slight frown on her brow when Fernando went inside to bring out the paella.
Origin paella (1800-1900) Catalan pot, pan, from Latin patella; → PATELLA
pa·el·la nounChineseSyllable
rice, of dish with pieces Corpus Spanish a made


paella
paella /paɪˈelə $ pɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Catalan
 Origin: 'pot, pan', from Latin patella; patella
a Spanish dish made with rice, pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables


pa·ellaBrE /paɪˈelə/ 🔊NAmE /paɪˈelə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a Spanish dish of rice, chicken, fish and vegetables, cooked and served in a large shallow pan 西班牙炖饭(用大米、鸡肉、鱼肉和蔬菜以平底锅烹制而成)