dal

noun \ ˈdäl \

variants: or dahl or dhal or less commonly dholl

|Updated on: 28 May 2018

Definition of dal

: 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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As non-executive chairman, Garvey will oversee United CEO Oscar Munoz’s effort to widen profit margins to the levels enjoyed by Delta Air Lines (dal, +1.89%) and American Airlines Group (aal, +1.71%).

— Fortune, "United Names First Woman As Board Chair—A Job That Was Supposed to Go to Its Embattled CEO," 25 May 2018
Siri says that customers especially like moong dal halwa, an Indian take on the Middle East’s popular halva dessert.

— tom hanchett, charlotteobserver, "Dosa Night? Yep, it’s a thing at several south Indian restaurants around Charlotte. | Charlotte Observer," 14 May 2018
Dinner brings on kaleidoscopic, themed thali trays like the Vishnu, with its dusky smoked eggplant, dal laced with mustard oil and definitive spiced crisps of okra.

— Houston Chronicle, "Alison Cook's Top 10 Houston restaurants," 10 May 2018
United is up 4% for the year, while American Airlines (aal, -0.34%) and Delta Air Lines (dal, -1.44%) have lost 10% and 2.5%, respectively.

— hallie detrick, Fortune, "United Airlines CEO Deferred His Bonus to Show “Accountability and Integrity.” But He Still Made $10M," 24 Apr. 2018
Serve dal over rice drizzled with salty yogurt and topped with onion and pepper.

— andy baraghani, Bon Appetit, "Spiced Dal with Fluffy Rice and Salted Yogurt," 19 Mar. 2018
India, for dal, uttapam, and so many of my other favorite foods, tasted everywhere but their place of origin.

— juliet pennington, BostonGlobe.com, "The VIP Lounge with Joe Yonan," 21 Mar. 2018
Asia was home to adzuki, soybeans, winged beans, mung and urad dal, and Africa produced cowpeas, yard-long beans, pigeon peas, Dolichos lablab beans and black-eyed peas.

— margaret lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Like beans? Here’s a rundown on how to grow them | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018
This was on full display recently when Georgia legislators acted to penalize Delta Air Lines (dal, +0.34%) for its move against NRA members.

— Fortune, "Commentary: Why Boycotting the NRA Will Never Work," 12 Mar. 2018

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Hindi & Urdu dāl

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