paella

 
Pronunciation: /pʌɪˈɛlə/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc., cooked and served in a large shallow pan: they make paella almost every day [count noun]: enjoy your paellas

Origin:

Catalan, from Old French paele, from Latin patella (see patella)

Spelling help

Remember that paella begins with pae-: it is a Spanish word.