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dal

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
dɑːl

Definitions

  1. Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. Initialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer.
  3. Abbreviation of Dallas.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  4. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
  5. A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.
  6. Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.
  7. Initialism of Delta Air Lines.
  8. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
  9. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

Equivalents

Françaisdal
Italianodal
Русскийдаа́лдал
12 more languages
বাংলাডাইলডাল
فارسیدال
ગુજરાતીદાળ
हिन्दीदाल
日本語タール
Kurdîdal
മലയാളംപരിപ്പ്
Polskidal
සිංහලපරිප්පු
తెలుగుపప్పు
اردودال

Examples

“A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.”
“The recreation program⟳ at Dal is very well rounded.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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