pa·el·la 
(pä-ĕlə, pä-ālyä, -āyä)
(pä-ĕlə, pä-ālyä, -āyä)n.
A saffron-flavored Spanish rice dish made with varying combinations of vegetables, meat, chicken, and seafood.
[Catalan, frying pan, paella, from Old French paelle, frying pan, pot, from Latin patella, diminutive of patina, pan; see PATEN.]