: a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables
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The team incorporates ingredients grown right on the grounds for dishes like paella with white beans and mushrooms and alcapurrias (fritters) that more than justify the hour-long drive from San Juan.—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025 In summer the sunlit courtyard is an atmospheric spot for sharing steaming pans of paella, while every fourth Sunday welcomes the restaurant’s popular Music Quiz.—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 Enjoy an extended happy hour from 3-6pm with dishes like seared scallops, paella and pitchers of sangria to share.—Monica Eng, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Tommy returns home from seeing Monty to find that Angela has made paella and invited Ryder to stay for dinner.—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for paella
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Etymology
Catalan, literally, pot, pan, from Middle French paelle, from Latin patella small pan — more at patella
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