Definition of "pillau" []

• Dated form of pilau. (noun)

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• "As she spoke, an old slave placed on the table a dish called pillau, made of rice and meat, which is a great favourite among people in the East, and setting down glasses of sherbet before each person, left the room quietly."
• "His meals were scanty and irregular, consisting of dishes which Nanny seemed to hold in great contempt, such as pillau, macaroni, and light puddings."
• "Memmer deh simalurlee teemed picher ware deh kitteh on big pillau lukked so PLEEZED an smug, an goggie was trayin make bezt ub it wid hed on liddel pillau."