dahl
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8.2
Small nutritious seeds that come from a tropical pea plant and people use in many South Asian dishes
- noun
- /dɑl/
- UK
:
lenteja de cajan
- They'll eventually lose interest in you and send you on your way with a full belly of dahl.
Examples
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Like Dahl.
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I poured the dahl, still steaming, into a casserole dish.
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A thick, creamy dahl of lentils ($5) had a lot of garlic in it.
Synonyms
pigeon pea
vsdahl
5.8
A small seed eaten as food in warm countries
is used specifically in South Asian cooking rather than various global cuisines
9.2
A small nutritious seed from a tropical plant used for food
is focused on use in South Asian cooking rather than worldwide use
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word dahl for the seed comes from the Hindi word dāl, meaning 'split lentil' or 'pulse'. So dahl today often means the small, nutritious seed used like lentils in many South Asian dishes.