paella

Meaning

Noun

• A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• paella valenciana / paella Valenciana / paella Valencia / Valencian paella
• paella de marisco / seafood paella

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish paella, from Catalan paella, from Old French paelle, from Latin patella. patella and possibly pail.