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Pronunciation: US /dɑl/ · UK /dɑːl/

dal means: A South Asian dish made by cooking lentils with spices and often vegetables.

noun

LENTIL DISHB2

A South Asian dish made by cooking lentils with spices and often vegetables.

  • We had dal and rice for dinner.
  • She added fresh tomatoes to the dal.
  • Would you like another bowl of spicy dal?

Similar words: lentil curry

Common phrases: dal and rice, bowl of dal, spicy dal

DRIED PULSESC1

Dried peas, beans, or lentils with their outer skins removed, used in South Asian cooking.

  • Rinse the dal before cooking.
  • She bought a bag of yellow dal.
  • This kind of dal needs to soak overnight.

Similar words: hulled pulses

Common phrases: split dal, dry dal, soak the dal

PIGEON PEA PLANTC2

A tropical plant with yellow flowers that produces small peas used as food.

  • Dal grows well in warm climates.
  • The farmer planted dal along the field's edge.
  • The dal plants produced yellow flowers before their pods developed.

Similar words: pigeon pea

Common phrases: dal plant, grow dal, dal seeds

Questions about dal

What does dal mean?

A South Asian dish made by cooking lentils with spices and often vegetables.

What is dal in other languages?

Türkçe: dal · Español: dal · Français: dal · Deutsch: Dal · Italiano: dal · 日本語: ダール

How do you pronounce dal?

In American English /dɑl/; in British English /dɑːl/.

How do you use dal in a sentence?

We had dal and rice for dinner. She added fresh tomatoes to the dal.

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