How to pronounce Cawl

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kau̯l/. In plain English letters that is KOWL, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Cawl?

Cawl is a soup or stew of the United Kingdom. Where it comes from: Wales. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are lamb, beef, vegetables and potato. It tastes savory.

Where Cawl comes from

Cawl is one of 56 signature dishes of the United Kingdom on this map. See all dishes from Wales.

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• Bara brith · Bread & pastry · Wales

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• Welsh cakes picau ar y maen · Dessert · Wales

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• Laverbread bara lafwr · Main dish · Wales

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• Glamorgan sausage selsig Morgannwg · Main dish · Wales

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• Fish and chips · Main dish · London and Lancashire

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Food of the United Kingdom

Dishes like Cawl in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Cawl:

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• Sancocho · Soup & stew · Cibao (Santiago), Dominican Republic

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• Olla de carne · Soup & stew · Central Valley, Costa Rica

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