# paella
## English
### 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: /paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/, /pɑːˈɛ.(l)(j)ə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/, /paɪˈ(j)eɪ.(j)ə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛlə
* Rhymes: -eɪə
* Hyphenation: pa‧e‧lla

### Noun

paella (countable and uncountable, plural paellas)
* 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
### References

* ↑ “paella”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
* ↑ “pail, n.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### 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)
* paella

## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pəˈe.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [paˈe.ʎa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

paella f (plural paelles)
* frying pan
* paella

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: paella

### 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: /ˈpɑelːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝e̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑelːɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧el‧la

### Noun

paella
* paella

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: /pa.e.ja/, /pa.e.lja/, /pa.e.la/

### Noun

paella f (plural paellas)
* (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.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

paella f (plural paellas)
* paella

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish paella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈɛ.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛja
* Syllabification: pa‧e‧lla

### Noun

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

#### Declension
### 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: /paˈeʝa/ [paˈe.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈeʝa/ [paˈe.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /paˈeʎa/ [paˈe.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈeʃa/ [paˈe.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈeʒa/ [paˈe.ʒa]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -eʝa
* Rhymes: -eʝa
* Rhymes: -eʎa
* Rhymes: -eʃa
* Rhymes: -eʒa
* Syllabification: pa‧e‧lla

### Noun

paella f (plural paellas)
* paella

#### Hyponyms

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

#### See also

* arroz con cosas

### 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