biryani

bi·ry·a·ni

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bir-ee-ah-nee]
- /ˌbɪr iˈɑ ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bir-ee-ah-nee]
- /ˌbɪr iˈɑ ni/

Definitions of biryani word

noun biryani any of a variety of Indian dishes made with rice, highly flavoured and coloured with saffron or turmeric, mixed with meat or fish 3
noun biryani a spicy Indian dish of rice with meat or vegetables, flavored with saffron or turmeric. 1
noun biryani A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables. 0

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Origin of biryani

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; < Hindi,Urdu biryānī from Persian biryan “fried, roasted”

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Parts of speech for Biryani

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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biryani popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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