paella Syllabification: (pa·el·la)Pronunciation: /päˈāyä, pəˈelə/Definition of paella noun a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc., cooked and served in a large shallow pan. Origin:Catalan, from Old French paele, from Latin patella 'pan'Remember that paella begins with pae-: it is a Spanish word.paella in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of paella in the British & World English dictionary
