biriani
7.9
A dish of spiced rice cooked with meat or vegetables
- noun
- /bɪˈriːəni/
- Indian
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biriani
- My favorite meal is biriani with lamb and plenty of spices.
Examples
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The aroma of freshly cooked biriani filled the kitchen.
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She ordered vegetable biriani at the Indian restaurant last night.
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I love biriani!
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The biriani was delicious.
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My favorite meal is biriani with lamb and plenty of spices.
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She ordered vegetable biriani at the Indian restaurant last night.
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The aroma of freshly cooked biriani filled the kitchen.
Synonyms
biryani
vsbiriani
4
4.7
A rice dish from India cooked with spices and meat or vegetables
has identical meaning but is spelled with an alternate form
How Spiced
biriani
- Indian
pilaf
5
3.3
5
3.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Biriani comes from the Persian word biryan, which means 'fried' or 'roasted'. That's why biriani is rice cooked with meat or vegetables and spices, often after the meat is fried or roasted.