paella

See also: Paella, paëlla, and paellą

English

A Valencian paella

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”), from Old French paelle, from Latin patella (“plate, small pan”). Doublet of patella and possibly pail.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/, /pɑːˈɛ.(l)(j)ə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/, /paɪˈ(j)eɪ.(j)ə/

  • Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛlə
• Rhymes: -eɪə
• Hyphenation: pa‧e‧lla

Noun

paella (countable and uncountable, plural paellas)

1. A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

Hyponyms

• paella valenciana / paella Valenciana / paella Valencia / Valencian paella
• paella de marisco / seafood paella
  • paella marinera / paella marinara
  • arroz a la marinera

Derived terms

• paella pan
• paellera (“paella pan”)

Translations

savory Valencian dish

• Afrikaans: paella
• Arabic: البَيَالَّة f (al-bayālla)
• Asturian: paella f
• Catalan: paella (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 西班牙海鮮飯 / 西班牙海鲜饭 (sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ hoi² sin¹ faan⁶)

  Mandarin: 西班牙大鍋飯 / 西班牙大锅饭 (Xībānyá dàguōfàn), 西班牙海鮮燉飯 / 西班牙海鲜炖饭 (Xībānyá hǎixiāndùnfàn)

• Dutch: paella (nl) m or f
• Finnish: paella (fi)
• French: paella (fr) f, paélia (fr) f
• Galician: paella f
• German: Paella (de) f
• Italian: paella (it) f
• Japanese: パエリア (ja) (paeria)
• Korean: 파에야 (pa'eya)
• Occitan: paèlha f
• Polish: paella (pl)
• Portuguese: paelha (pt) f, paeja (pt) f
• Russian: паэ́лья (ru) f (paélʹja)
• Spanish: paella (es) f
• Swedish: paella (sv) c
• Welsh: paëla m
• Yiddish: פּאַעליאַ (paelya)

Anagrams

• apella, paleal, pallae

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paella, from Catalan paella, from Latin patella. Doublet of payella and padiella.

Noun

paella f (plural paelles)

1. paella

Catalan

Etymology

From Old French paelle (“pan”), from Latin patella (“pan”). Compare Occitan paela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈe.ʎa]

• Audio:

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Noun

paella f (plural paelles)

1. frying pan
2. paella

Descendants

• → Spanish: paella
  • → Tagalog: paelya

Further reading

• “paella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “paella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “paella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “paella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paella, from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑelːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝e̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑelːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧el‧la

Noun

paella

1. paella

Declension

Inflection of paella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		paella	paellat
genitive		paellan	paelloiden paelloitten paellojen
partitive		paellaa	paelloita paelloja
illative		paellaan	paelloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paella	paellat
accusative	nom.	paella	paellat
	gen.	paellan
genitive		paellan	paelloiden paelloitten paellojen paellain rare
partitive		paellaa	paelloita paelloja
inessive		paellassa	paelloissa
elative		paellasta	paelloista
illative		paellaan	paelloihin
adessive		paellalla	paelloilla
ablative		paellalta	paelloilta
allative		paellalle	paelloille
essive		paellana	paelloina
translative		paellaksi	paelloiksi
abessive		paellatta	paelloitta
instructive		—	paelloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paellani paellani accusative nom. paellani paellani gen. paellani genitive paellani paelloideni paelloitteni paellojeni paellaini rare partitive paellaani paelloitani paellojani inessive paellassani paelloissani elative paellastani paelloistani illative paellaani paelloihini adessive paellallani paelloillani ablative paellaltani paelloiltani allative paellalleni paelloilleni essive paellanani paelloinani translative paellakseni paelloikseni abessive paellattani paelloittani instructive — — comitative — paelloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paellasi paellasi accusative nom. paellasi paellasi gen. paellasi genitive paellasi paelloidesi paelloittesi paellojesi paellaisi rare partitive paellaasi paelloitasi paellojasi inessive paellassasi paelloissasi elative paellastasi paelloistasi illative paellaasi paelloihisi adessive paellallasi paelloillasi ablative paellaltasi paelloiltasi allative paellallesi paelloillesi essive paellanasi paelloinasi translative paellaksesi paelloiksesi abessive paellattasi paelloittasi instructive — — comitative — paelloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paellamme paellamme accusative nom. paellamme paellamme gen. paellamme genitive paellamme paelloidemme paelloittemme paellojemme paellaimme rare partitive paellaamme paelloitamme paellojamme inessive paellassamme paelloissamme elative paellastamme paelloistamme illative paellaamme paelloihimme adessive paellallamme paelloillamme ablative paellaltamme paelloiltamme allative paellallemme paelloillemme essive paellanamme paelloinamme translative paellaksemme paelloiksemme abessive paellattamme paelloittamme instructive — — comitative — paelloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paellanne paellanne accusative nom. paellanne paellanne gen. paellanne genitive paellanne paelloidenne paelloittenne paellojenne paellainne rare partitive paellaanne paelloitanne paellojanne inessive paellassanne paelloissanne elative paellastanne paelloistanne illative paellaanne paelloihinne adessive paellallanne paelloillanne ablative paellaltanne paelloiltanne allative paellallenne paelloillenne essive paellananne paelloinanne translative paellaksenne paelloiksenne abessive paellattanne paelloittanne instructive — — comitative — paelloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paellansa paellansa accusative nom. paellansa paellansa gen. paellansa genitive paellansa paelloidensa paelloittensa paellojensa paellainsa rare partitive paellaansa paelloitaan paellojaan paelloitansa paellojansa inessive paellassaan paellassansa paelloissaan paelloissansa elative paellastaan paellastansa paelloistaan paelloistansa illative paellaansa paelloihinsa adessive paellallaan paellallansa paelloillaan paelloillansa ablative paellaltaan paellaltansa paelloiltaan paelloiltansa allative paellalleen paellallensa paelloilleen paelloillensa essive paellanaan paellanansa paelloinaan paelloinansa translative paellakseen paellaksensa paelloikseen paelloiksensa abessive paellattaan paellattansa paelloittaan paelloittansa instructive — — comitative — paelloineen paelloinensa

Further reading

• “paella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• apella, pallea

French

Alternative forms

• paélia (post-1990 spelling)
• paëlla

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paella or Spanish paella, from Latin patella. Doublet of poêle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.e.ja/, /pa.e.lja/, /pa.e.la/

Noun

paella f (plural paellas)

1. (countable and uncountable) paella

Further reading

• “paella”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• paelha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Catalan paella.

Noun

paella f (plural paellas)

1. paella

Further reading

• “paella”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Polish

paella

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish paella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɛ.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛja
• Syllabification: pa‧e‧lla

Noun

paella f

1. paella (savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish)

Declension

Declension of paella

	singular	plural
nominative	paella	paelle
genitive	paelli	paelli/paell
dative	paelli	paellom
accusative	paellę	paelle
instrumental	paellą	paellami
locative	paelli	paellach
vocative	paello	paelle

Further reading

• paella in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• paella in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• paella in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan paella, from Latin patella. Doublet of padilla, paila, and puela.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /paˈeʝa/ [paˈe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈeʝa/ [paˈe.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /paˈeʎa/ [paˈe.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈeʃa/ [paˈe.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈeʒa/ [paˈe.ʒa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -eʝa

• Rhymes: -eʝa
• Rhymes: -eʎa
• Rhymes: -eʃa
• Rhymes: -eʒa

• Syllabification: pa‧e‧lla

Noun

paella f (plural paellas)

1. paella

Hyponyms

• paella valenciana
• paella de marisco
  • paella marinera
  • arroz a la marinera

See also

• arroz con cosas

Descendants

• → Tagalog: paelya

Further reading

• “paella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10