Paella Word Search
This Paella word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: PAELLA, ARROZ, CHICKEN, CHORIZO, SHRIMP, MUSSELS, SQUID, SAFFRON, PAPRIKA, GARLIC, ONION, TOMATO.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Paella word list, defined
- PAELLA /pɑːˈeɪə/ · noun
- A traditional Spanish dish made with rice, vegetables, and often meat or seafood, cooked in a shallow pan. Related: risotto, pilaf, jambalaya, arroz.
- ARROZ /ˈɑːroʊs/ · noun
- The Spanish and Portuguese word for rice, adopted into English primarily in fixed culinary expressions such as 'arroz con pollo' (rice with chicken). Related: rice.
- CHICKEN /ˈtʃɪk.ən/ · noun
- A domesticated farm bird (Gallus gallus domesticus) raised for its eggs and meat; also, informally, a cowardly or easily frightened person. Related: hen, fowl, pullet, biddy.
- CHORIZO /tʃəˈriːzəʊ/ · noun
- A spicy pork sausage of Spanish origin, typically seasoned with smoked paprika and garlic and cured or cooked. Related: sausage, banger, bratwurst, andouille.
- SHRIMP /ʃrɪmp/ · noun
- A small, typically pink or brown, edible crustacean with a long tail and claws, often served as food. Related: prawn, crab, lobster, crayfish.
- MUSSELS /mʌsl/ · noun
- A type of edible marine bivalve mollusk, typically blue or black in color, with a dark purple or black shell. Related: clams, oysters, scallops, snails.
- SQUID /skwɪd/ · noun
- A cephalopod mollusc with a long, slender body, typically having ten arms and a pair of tentacles, and living in the sea. Related: cuttlefish, octopus, calamari, inkfish.
- SAFFRON /sæfrɒn/ · noun
- A spice obtained from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus flower, often used as a coloring agent in cooking. It is also used as a flavoring and is considered a luxury spice. Related: saffron threads, saffron stigmas, kesar, yellow crocus.
- PAPRIKA /pəˈprɪkə/ · noun
- A sweet or mild variety of capsicum, often used as a spice or colouring agent in cooking. Related: capsicum, bell pepper, sweet pepper, pimento.
- GARLIC /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/ · noun
- A plant with a strong-smelling bulb, often used in cooking to add flavor. Related: onion, leek, shallot, chive.
- ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
- A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
- TOMATO /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ · noun
- A typically red or yellowish fruit, often eaten raw or cooked in various dishes. Related: fruit, vegetable, berry, cherry.
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