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rice

1

[ rahys ]

noun

  1. the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
  2. the grass itself.
  3. a food that is chopped or otherwise processed to resemble rice (used in combination): sweet potato rice.

    cauliflower rice;

    sweet potato rice.



verb (used with object)

riced, ricing.
  1. to reduce to a form resembling rice:

    to rice potatoes.

Rice

2

[ rahys ]

noun

  1. Anne, 1941–2021, U.S. novelist.
  2. Dan Daniel McLaren, 1823–1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot.
  3. Elmer, 1892–1967, U.S. playwright.
  4. Jerry Lee, born 1962, U.S. football player.
  5. ҰԳ·Ի [grant, -l, uh, nd], 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.

RICE

1

/ ɪ /

acronym for

  1. rest, ice, compression, elevation: the recommended procedure for controlling inflammation in injured limbs or joints
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Rice

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. RiceElmer18921967MUSTHEATRE: dramatist Elmer , original name Elmer Reizenstein . 1892–1967, US dramatist. His plays include The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929), which was made into a musical by Kurt Weill in 1947
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rice

3

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. an erect grass, Oryza sativa , that grows in East Asia on wet ground and has drooping flower spikes and yellow oblong edible grains that become white when polished
  2. the grain of this plant
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verb

  1. tr to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rice1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English ris, rys, from Old French, from Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium ), from Medieval Greek ǰýDz, derivative of Greek ó, from an Iranian language, e.g., Old Persian brizi, Pashto žŧ; akin to Sanskrit ī-, perhaps ultimately of Dravidian origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rice1

C13 rys , via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek ǰū , of Oriental origin
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"We could heat beans and rice, and bring water to a boil for instant potatoes," she said.

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My go-to order is always General Tso's chicken, pork fried rice, and an egg roll—but I also always try their specialty, whatever it is.

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The government is consulting on proposals to end the exemption from the tax for dairy-based drinks, as well as non-dairy substitutes such as oats or rice.

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Other myths claim women have small hands, making them unable to shape sushi, and warmer hands, which ruins the texture of the rice and fish that they’re handling.

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Last month, Malawi blocked imports of flour, rice, ginger, bananas and maize from Tanzania, and other countries, saying this was to protect local producers.

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