noun
paella
peye-EH-luh
noun
1
A Spanish rice dish, traditionally cooked in a wide shallow pan with vegetables and meat, seafood, or both.
"They shared a huge seafood paella on the terrace."
How to Use Paella
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Spanish rice-based dish, named after the pan it's traditionally cooked in.
Word Forms
paellas plural
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Etymology
From Catalan paella, meaning "pan," ultimately from Latin patella ("small pan or plate").