dahl

1. See pigeon pea.
2. or dal A thick creamy East Indian stew made with lentils or other legumes, onions, and various spices.

[Hindi dāl, dahl seed, from Sanskrit dalaḥ, dalam, piece split off, from dalati, he splits.]

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
  Synonyms: pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, Cajanus cajan

Meaning #2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
  Synonyms: cajan pea, pigeon pea

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Dahl may refer to:

• Dahl (surname)
• Dal or dahl, a dish or preparation of lentils or other pulses

In German places:

• Hagen-Dahl, Hagen, Ruhrgebiet
• Kürten-Dahl, Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
• Marienheide-Dahl, Marienheide, Oberbergischer Kreis
• Mönchengladbach-Dahl, Mönchengladbach
• Olpe-Dahl, Olpe
• Paderborn-Dahl, Paderborn
• Dahl, Solingen
• Waldbröl-Dahl, Waldbröl, Oberbergischer Kreis
• Dahl, Wiehl, Oberbergischer Kreis
• Dahl, Wipperfürth, Oberbergischer Kreis

See also

• Dal (disambiguation)

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Common misspelling(s) of dahl

• dael