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Rice Raɪs Grain Brown Noun Bre Boiled/Steamed/Fried Long /Short Grain

Word rice
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / raɪs / NAmE / raɪs /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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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