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dhal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dhal has 1 sense
- dhal(n = noun.plant) cajan pea, cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, red gram - tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics; Array has parts: cajan pea, dahl, pigeon pea
is a member of cajanus, genus cajanus
is a kind of bush, shrub
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dhal, n. (also dal)
1 a kind of split pulse, a common foodstuff in India.
2 a dish made with this.
1 a kind of split pulse, a common foodstuff in India.
2 a dish made with this.
Etymology
Hindi
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