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Pilau

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    filthy Hawaii, not-comparable, slang
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pilaf. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "[…] the dishes went away almost as full as when they were brought. To-day the king has almost finished the pilau and now he is busy with the curry and rice!"

  2. 2
    rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes wordnet

Etymology

From Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”).

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