variants
or dahl
or dhal
or less commonly dholl
: dried legumes (such as lentils, beans, or peas)
also
: an Indian dish made of simmered and usually pureed and spiced legumes
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Make sure to order: Gobi Manchurian, chicken lollipops, chili momo, tarka dal, bone-in goat curry.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Begin with dal makhani, a colorful dish of pureed black lentils and cardamon, followed by aromatic lamb kerala curry blended with coconut and turmeric.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Why else, the night Mrs. Palit invited us to dinner, did my eyes fall on suspicious dark objects, not much larger than prominent flecks of salt, in the dal?
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Noun
Eight-ounce portions of butter chicken, tikka masala and mutter paneer are $6.99, dal is $5.99, sauteed vegetables are $4.99, onion pakora is $4.99 and rice is $3.99.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Make sure to order: Gobi Manchurian, chicken lollipops, chili momo, tarka dal, bone-in goat curry.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Begin with dal makhani, a colorful dish of pureed black lentils and cardamon, followed by aromatic lamb kerala curry blended with coconut and turmeric.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Why else, the night Mrs. Palit invited us to dinner, did my eyes fall on suspicious dark objects, not much larger than prominent flecks of salt, in the dal?
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dal
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“Dal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dal. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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