paella

paella — 名詞

1. a rice dish from Spain, often cooked in a wide pan with shellfish, chicken, or v

1.名詞C1
釋義

西班牙燉飯

西班牙的大鍋米飯料理

a rice dish from Spain, often cooked in a wide pan with shellfish, chicken, or vegetables.

例句

Maria cooked paella in a wide pan for the beach picnic.

Maria 為海灘野餐用大平鍋煮了西班牙燉飯。

collocation: cook paella in a wide pan

At the market in Valencia, tourists shared paella with lemon and bread.

在 Valencia 的市場裡，遊客配著檸檬和麵包分食西班牙燉飯。

同義詞
  • rice dish

    very broad category word, not specifically Spanish

  • risotto

    an Italian rice dish that is usually creamier

  • pilaf

    a seasoned rice dish with looser grains and a broader range of styles

  • jambalaya

    a Louisiana rice dish, usually spicier and from a different tradition

文法句型

make/cook/serve + paella

seafood/chicken/vegetable + paella

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the dish as a kind of food. It becomes countable when speakers mean different versions or separate servings, especially on menus.

常見錯誤

❌We ate a paella at lunch.
✅We ate paella at lunch.
💡When you mean the dish in general, paella is usually uncountable.