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dhal
n. (also dal)
1 a kind of split pulse, a common foodstuff in India.
2 a dish made with this.
Etymology: Hindi

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noun
tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
• Syn:
↑pigeon pea, ↑pigeon-pea plant, ↑cajan pea, ↑catjang pea, ↑red gram, ↑dahl, ↑Cajanus cajan
• Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cajanus, ↑genus Cajanus
• Part Meronyms: ↑cajan pea, ↑pigeon pea, ↑dahl

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\\ˈdäl\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Hindi dāl
India & East Indies : pigeon pea

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/dahl/, n. East Indian Cookery.
dal.
/dhahl/, n.
the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
[ < Ar]

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dhal UK [dɑːl] US [dɑl] noun [countable/uncountable] [singular dhal plural dhals]
an Indian food made from cooked lentils
Thesaurus: indian foodhyponym

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dhal «dahl», noun.
= dal. (Cf. ↑dal)

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[däl]
(also dal or dahl) n. lentils, a common foodstuff in India
■ a dish made with these
Origin:
from Hindi dāl

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dhal 7 [dhal dhals] (also dal) [dɑːl] [dɑːl] noun uncountable
a S Asian dish made from ↑lentils or other ↑pulses (= seeds from certain plants)
See also: ↑dal  
Word Origin:
from Hindi dāl.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.