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pulao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
pu-lao
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pilaf.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पुलाव (pulāv) / Urdu پُلاؤ (pulāo)), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 (*pulāga), from Sanskrit पुलाक (pulāka), probably of Dravidian origin. Doublet of pilaf.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: पुलाव, پُلاؤ, *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, पुलाक, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulaos (plural)

Questions

What does pulao mean?
Alternative form of pilaf.
Where does pulao come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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