biryani

English

Etymology

From Hindustani بریانی (bryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī), from بریان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī).[1]

Noun

biryani (countable and uncountable, plural biryanis)

  1. A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
    • 2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 8:
      Thereafter, the menu is divided into a number of sections: Syrian Christian specialities from Kerala; coastal seafood dishes; Malabar biryanis; vegetable curries; and special dosas.

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References
  • Madhur Jaffery's Indian Cookery - Madhur Jaffery
  • Abdulla, Ummi; Malabar Muslim Cookery(1993); Orient Blackswan; →ISBN
  1. “Biryani; The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011 November 1, retrieved 2013-07-18

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Portuguese

Noun

biryani m (plural biryanis)

  1. biryani (dish of spiced rice)
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