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paella

pa·el·la
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pah-ey-luh, -eyl-yuh, pah-yel-uh; Spanish pah-e-lyah, -e-yah]
    • /pɑˈeɪ lə, -ˈeɪl yə, pɑˈyɛl ə; Spanish pɑˈɛ lyɑ, -ˈɛ yɑ/
    • /paɪˈel.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pah-ey-luh, -eyl-yuh, pah-yel-uh; Spanish pah-e-lyah, -e-yah]
    • /pɑˈeɪ lə, -ˈeɪl yə, pɑˈyɛl ə; Spanish pɑˈɛ lyɑ, -ˈɛ yɑ/

Definitions of paella word

  • noun paella a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings. 1
  • noun paella food: rice dish 1
  • variable noun paella Paella is a dish cooked especially in Spain, which consists of rice mixed with small pieces of vegetables, fish, and chicken. 0
  • noun paella a Spanish dish made from rice, shellfish, chicken, and vegetables 0
  • noun paella the large flat frying pan in which a paella is cooked 0
  • noun paella a Spanish dish of rice cooked with chicken, seafood, etc. and seasoned with saffron 0

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Origin of paella

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Spanish < Catalan: literally, frying pan, pot < Middle French paella < Latin patella pan. See patella.

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Parts of speech for Paella

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paella popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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".

paella usage trend in Literature

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