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pilau

Syllabification: (pi·lau)
Pronunciation: /pəˈlou, pēˈlou/
(also pulao)
Definition of pilau

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: Persian pulaw, pilāv, Hindi pulāv, from Sanskrit pulāka 'ball of rice', probably from Dravidian

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