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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