[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Rice Raɪs Grain Brown Noun Bre Boiled/Steamed/Fried Long /Short Grain
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BrE / raɪs / NAmE / raɪs / |
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- a grain of rice
- boiled/steamed/fried rice
- long-/short-grain rice
- brown rice (= without its outer covering removed)
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rice(noun)BrE / raɪs / NAmE / raɪs / - short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain
- a grain of rice
- boiled/steamed/fried rice
- long-/short-grain rice
- brown rice (= without its outer covering removed)
- rice paddies (= rice fields)
- a spicy rice dish
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.
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