indimi

Swahili

bilau

bi-LA-u

How to say it

Swahilibilaubi-LA-usoon
Englishpilausoon
Frenchpilafsoon

Meaning

pilau, a spiced dish of rice cooked with meat.

Good to know

a well-known East African rice dish, more commonly spelled pilau today.

Examples

  • Mama alipika bilau kwa harusi.Mom cooked pilau for the wedding.
  • Bilau hii ina viungo vingi.This pilau has many spices.
  • Tulikula bilau na kachumbari.We ate pilau with fresh salad.
  • Harufu ya bilau ilijaa nyumba nzima.The smell of pilau filled the whole house.

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