pilau

pilau (countable and uncountable, plural pilaus)

1. Alternative spelling of pilaf
   • c.1885, A.L.O.E., The Wondrous Sickle:

     […] the dishes went away almost as full as when they were brought. To-day the king has almost finished the pilau and now he is busy with the curry and rice!

From Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”).

pilau (not comparable)

1. (Hawaii, slang) filthy

• Pauli, Upali

pilau

1. stench
2. rot, rottenness

pilau

1. (stative) to stink, be putrid

• hoʻopilau

• → English: pilau

 

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From Persian پلو.

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pilau (n class, plural pilau)

1. pilaf, a spiced rice