dal — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.

3. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

   Synonyms

   dekaliterdekalitredecaliterdecalitredkl

   Broader terms

   metric capacity unit