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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. ³Ò°ù²¹²Ô³Ù·±ô²¹²Ô»å [grant, -l, uh, nd], 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.

RICE

1

/ °ù²¹Éª²õ /

acronym for

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

2

/ °ù²¹Éª²õ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rice

3

/ °ù²¹Éª²õ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog 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 ´Ç°ùý³ú¾±´Ç²Ô, derivative of Greek ó°ù²â³ú²¹, from an Iranian language, e.g., Old Persian brizi, Pashto ±¹°ù¾±Å¾Å§; akin to Sanskrit ±¹°ùÄ«³ó¾±-, perhaps ultimately of Dravidian origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rice1

C13 rys , via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek ´Ç°ùÅ«³ú²¹ , of Oriental origin
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