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Definition of Pilaff
1. Noun. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
Definition of Pilaff
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pilaf) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilaff
1. pilaf [n -S] - See also: pilaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilaff
Literary usage of Pilaff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by George Dobson (1890)
"... honour—Reception by the Minister—More sweetmeats—pilaff and tea—Conversation
on trade— Diplomatic answers—Inspection of the guard of honour—Objections ..."
2. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"Running for pilaff.—Divan.—Sultan's Gallery.—Capitan Pasha.—Vizir.—Law-suit.—Payment
of Troops.—Sultan's Letter.—Dinner in Divan.—Pelisses. ..."
3. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"Running for pilaff.—Divan.—Sultan's Gallery.—Capitan Pasha.—Vizir.—Law-suit.—Payment
of Troops.—-Sultan's Letter.—Dinner in Divan.—Peb'sses. ..."
4. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"Serve as a vegetable, or as a luncheon dish, either with or without a brown sauce.
493. pilaff AUX TOMATES Take three ounces of Patna rice, and pour over it ..."
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