pa ‧ el ‧ la /paɪˈelə $ pɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Catalan ; Origin: 'pot, pan' , from Latin patella ; ⇨ ↑ patella ]
a Spanish dish made with rice, pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables
pa ‧ el ‧ la /paɪˈelə $ pɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Catalan ; Origin: 'pot, pan' , from Latin patella ; ⇨ ↑ patella ]
a Spanish dish made with rice, pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012