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Rice Raɪs Grain Noun Boiled/Steamed/Fried Long /Short Grain Sticky/Basmati/Wild Brown

Word3 rice
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /raɪs/ /raɪs/
Example
  • a grain of rice
  • boiled/steamed/fried rice
  • long-/short-grain rice
  • sticky/basmati/wild rice
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rice

(noun)/raɪs/ /raɪs/
  1. short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain
    • SEE ALSO jollof rice
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jollof-rice
    • a grain of rice
    • boiled/steamed/fried rice
    • long-/short-grain rice
    • sticky/basmati/wild rice
    • brown rice (= without its outer layer removed)
    • rice paddies (= rice fields)
    • a spicy rice dish
    • rice flour/noodles/cakes
    • There is no need to keep the rice field flooded.
    • The dish is served with rice.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.
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