: a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables
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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 Today’s political heavy hitters are just as likely to twirl tagliatelle at Officina or spoon paella at Spanish showstopper Del Mar in the trendy Wharf district.—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 More than 300 booths boasting food and drink offerings from 35 countries across five continents—from France, Italy and Spain to China, Australia, Chile, and Thailand—offer everything from ice wine, gin and pisco to abalone marinated in Chinese Moutai and fresh paella.—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Follow the restaurant's Instagram page to keep abreast of specials, which can include anything from paella to gorgeous bowls of warming shrimp congee.—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 28 Feb. 2024 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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