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paella

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/ (UK)
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/paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/ (UK) · /pɑːˈɛ.(l)(j)ə/ (UK) · /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/ (US) · /paɪˈ(j)eɪ.(j)ə/ (US)

Definition of paella

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”), from Old French paelle, from Latin patella (“plate, small pan”). Doublet of patella and possibly pail.

Anagrams of paella

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11 words

2-letter words

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