: a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables
Examples of paella in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe shop will sell paella, have live music from noon to 3 p.m. and a special story time at 11 a.m.
7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla.—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024 The most common types are chicken paella, seafood paella and mixed paella, which is a medley of seafood, meat and vegetables.—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024 The menu ranges from tapas to two-person paella pans, which take up to 45 minutes to prepare and should be ordered first.—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024 Look for a modern approach to Cuban cuisine that incorporates twists such as cauliflower mash and yucca gnocchi, paella and craft cocktails.—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024 Bigger shareable plates include a taco board, churro board, a dip trio and paella.—The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024 Food as a tasty history lesson The menu at Lucina Eatery & Bar in Park Hill reads like a greatest hits list of Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean cuisine — from pupusas and paella to the tender tlacoyo cochinita made with slow-roasted pork rubbed in chayote spices.—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 And there's plenty of year-round outdoor recreation in this city of about 840,000, with more than 20 miles of scenic coastline, many parks, cultural and historic monuments, and restaurants (after all, this is the birthplace of paella).—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024 Bloomberg’s paella index seems to ignore the fact that the dish can be made with meat, too—in fact, the traditional version calls for chicken or rabbit, with seafood a more recent adaptation.—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Catalan, literally, pot, pan, from Middle French paelle, from Latin patella small pan — more at patella
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