paella
Definition
- Noun:
- A saffron-flavored Spanish dish of rice, cooked with shellfish, chicken, and often other ingredients like vegetables and chorizo, typically prepared and served in a large shallow pan.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- We ordered a delicious seafood paella at the Spanish restaurant.
- The key ingredient that gives paella its distinctive yellow color and flavor is saffron.
- She learned to cook an authentic paella from her grandmother in Valencia.
Advanced Usage
- "to make/prepare a paella": To cook this specific dish.
- It takes time and the right pan to make a proper paella.
- Paella can be used metonymically to refer to a social event centered around eating this dish.
- They're having a paella in the garden on Sunday.
Variants and Related Words
- Paellera (n): The wide, shallow, two-handled pan traditionally used for cooking paella.
- Paella Valenciana (n): The original version from the Valencia region, which typically includes rabbit, chicken, snails, and beans.
Synonyms
- Rice dish: A general term for any main course where rice is the primary ingredient.
- Casserole: A broad term for a dish cooked slowly in an oven, though paella is specifically stove-top or open-fire cooked.
Related Phrases
- Paella party: A social gathering where paella is the main food served.
- We're throwing a paella party to celebrate.
Related Idioms
Noun
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saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
