Dal Meaning in English

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التعريف

A traditional South Asian dish made from lentils, peas, or beans that are cooked with spices, often served with rice or bread.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Dal' is both the Hindi word for dried split pulses and for the cooked dish; in English, it almost always refers to the dish. Common in Indian restaurants and recipes. Usually uncountable ('some dal', not 'a dal'), and often paired with rice ('dal and rice').

• Spanish: dhal (lentejas indias cocidas) - dal
• Portuguese (BR): dal (prato indiano de lentilha)
• Portuguese (PT): dal (prato indiano de lentilhas)
• Chinese (Simplified): 达尔（印度豆类炖菜）
• Chinese (Traditional): 達爾（印度豆類燉菜）
• Hindi: दाल
• Arabic: دال (يخنة العدس الهندية)
• Bengali: ডাল
• Russian: дал
• Japanese: ダール
• Vietnamese: đậu hầm
• Korean: 달
• Turkish: dal
• Urdu: دال
• Indonesian: dal

جمل نموذجية

My favorite Indian dish is dal.

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She cooked dal for her family tonight.

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Every household in India has its own way of making dal.

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We went to an Indian restaurant and ordered spicy dal.

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I had dal and rice for lunch.

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When I'm sick, I like to eat warm dal with bread.

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