dal

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//dɑːl//

Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

noun

1
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
2
A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.
3
A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl) or Bengali ডাল (ḍal).

Forms

plural: dals

daisy · A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the…Daisy · A female given name from English.Dakota · The Santee branch of the Sioux people.

dal · Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

Dal · Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.dale · A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.Dale · A surname from Middle English for someone living in a dale.

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