noun

• Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
• A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
• A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.
• (informal) Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
• A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.
• (software) Initialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer
• (software) Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer
• (sports) Abbreviation of Dallas. [A placename]