paella
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- noun
- /pɑˈeɪjə/
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paella
- In addition to a colorful paella menu, drink specials will add to the celebratory atmosphere.
- seafood paella
- paella pan
- chicken paella
Went around to all the stations and showed us how to make espacho, paella, dessert test.
- Went around to all the stations and showed us how to make espacho, paella, dessert test.
- We've had some great paella and now I'm having some sangria, another classic, and then this delicious fresh salad.
- Ron to Build Bar Bar Bilbo Baggins, Bag of Rice, Paella Spain, Don Quixote.
Examples
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For the occasion, Julie had cooked her famous paella, and there was homemade bread and huge wooden bowls of salad.
Fiction book (1998) -
"When I'm in Spain, I eat paella."
Fiction book (1993) -
My first weekend, I was invited to a neighbor's family paella; they did not speak a word of English, nor did I speak Spanish.
Blog text (11) -
We'll have your mejillones and paella for two.
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All week long, they're offering small plates of paella and bottles of Estrella Damm beer for just $3 each.
Blog text (32) -
Sample her spicy paella, señores!
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The aromas in the kitchen were spicy and fragrant as the "Fiesta Boys" prepared two types of paella for our delegates and invited guests.
Blog text (19) -
Popular menu items include broiled hake, paella (seafood and chicken over saffron rice), and grilled shrimp.
Academic text (1990) -
At the fiesta, they served a huge pan of paella filled with shrimp and chicken.
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Every Sunday, my grandmother cooks a delicious paella with fresh vegetables and saffron.
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Etymology
The word paella comes from the name of the wide, shallow cooking pan it is made in; in Spanish and Valencian it originally meant 'pan', from the Latin word patella meaning 'small pan'. So a paella is literally rice and other ingredients cooked and served in that pan.