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pilau¹

noun pilaus

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of pilaf […] the dishes went away almost as full as when they were brought. To-day the king has almost finished the pilau and now he is busy with the curry and rice!

pilau²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”).

adjective

  1. Hawaii, not comparable, slang filthy

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"pilau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pilau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pilau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pilau

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"pilau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pilau.

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@misc{pilau_2026,
  title = {pilau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}