paella

pa-el-la · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A Spanish dish consisting of rice, saffron, and various ingredients such as seafood, chicken, and vegetables, cooked in a wide shallow pan.

  2. 2.

    The wide, shallow pan used to cook this dish.

Forms

plural: paellas

Related words

See also: Spanish, rice, saffron

Etymology

From Spanish paella, from Old French paele ("pan"), from Latin patella ("small pan, dish").