Dal
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dal¹
- /dɑːl/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑːl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl) or Bengali ডাল (ḍal).
noun dals · dahl · dhal · daal · dholl · doll
- Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
- A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc. A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.
- A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.
Dal²
Where it comes from
The river is from Swedish Dalälven, probably from Old Norse dálr (“valley”).
proper noun
- Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. The recreation program at Dal is very well rounded.
- A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.
DAL³
noun DALs
- Initialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer.data access layer
- Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.database abstraction layer
Similar: DBAL
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Dallas.Dallas
- Initialism of Delta Air Lines.Delta Air Lines AmEx has co-branded cards with Delta (DAL) and Hilton (HLT), and Squeri said spending volume for both increased by double digit percentages in the quarter.
