paella
noun/pɑˈeɪjə/
Frequency rank: #18,247 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A Spanish rice dish cooked in a wide shallow pan, typically made with seafood, chicken, or vegetables and seasoned with saffron.
Example sentence
During our trip to Spain, we ordered paella at a seaside restaurant and enjoyed the fresh seafood flavor.
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