Biryani Definition
birēänē
birianis, biryanis
noun
A South Asian dish containing meat, fish, or vegetables and rice flavored with saffron or turmeric and other spices.
American Heritage
A highly spiced dish of India, typically flavored with saffron and consisting of rice layered with lamb, chicken, or vegetables.
Webster's New World
A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- biriani
Other Word Forms of Biryani
Noun
Singular:
biryani
Plural:
biryanisOrigin of Biryani
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From Hindi/Urdu, from Sindhi برياني (biryānÄ«), from Persian بریانی (biryānÄ«), compound of بریان (biryān, “roast") (from برشتن (biriÅ¡tan, “to roast")) and the suffix Ù€ÛŒ (-Ä«).
From Wiktionary
Hindi and Urdu biryānī from Persian biryān roasted, broiled birištan to fry, roast
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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