Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dal bhat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: dal b-hat
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of steamed rice and dal stew.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All the towns have small teahouses where you can get tea, sometimes chapatis (a flat flour and water bread similar to tortillas), sometimes eggs, and dahl baat (rice, beans and curried vegetables, the standard Nepalese meal)."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does dal bhat mean?: A dish of steamed rice and dal stew.

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