rice
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rice/rʌɪs/
▶noun a swamp grass which is cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia. [Oryza sativa and other species.]
■ the grains of rice used as food.
▶verb N. Amer. force (cooked vegetables) through a sieve or ricer.– origin ME: from OFr. ris, from Ital. riso, from Gk oruza.
'rice' also found in these Oxford entries:
Arborio
- arrack
- basmati rice
- bento
- bhelpuri
- biriani
- bishopric
- brown rice
- cabbage roll
- congee
- dolma
- dosa
- feijoada
- gumbo
- idli
- jambalaya
- kedgeree
- laksa
- Menominee
- milk pudding
- mirin
- miso
- orzo
- paddy
- pad thai
- paella
- pantothenic acid
- Patna rice
- pilaf
- pilau rice
- polish
- pongal
- prawn cracker
- rice bowl
- ricer
- rich
- rijsttafel
- risotto
- sake
- Spanish rice
- straw mushroom
- sushi
- Tarzan
- uttapam
- white
- wild rice
