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paella

/pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
pa-e-lla
IPA
/pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”), from Old French paelle, from Latin patella (“plate, small pan”). Doublet of patella and possibly pail.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/
  • British English: /paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

paellas (plural)

Derived Forms

paellalike paellera

Phrases

paella pan

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

How do you pronounce paella?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/.
What does paella mean?
A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
Where does paella come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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