dal

plural dals · alternative dahl · alternative dhal · alternative daal · alternative dholl · alternative doll

1. countableuncountableAny of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
2. countableuncountableA dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.

   A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.

   1934, George Orwell, chapter 6, in Burmese Days

3. countableuncountableA tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

1. informalDalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.

   The recreation program at Dal is very well rounded.

   2007, Carolyn C. Wise, Stephanie Hauser, The College Buzz Book, page 923

2. A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.

plural DALs

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer.
2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.

1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Dallas.
2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Delta Air Lines.

   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.

   2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN Business