noun
biryani
noun
1
A South Asian rice dish cooked with spices and layered with meat, fish, or vegetables.
"They ordered a huge platter of chicken biryani for the party."
How to Use Biryani
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spiced, layered rice dish popular across South Asia.
Common pairings
chicken biryani
vegetable biryani
a pot of biryani
Word Forms
biryanis plural
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Etymology
From Persian biryān ("roasted, fried"), passed into Hindi/Urdu and adopted into English through South Asian cuisine.