rice

rice

Oryza sativa

rice

 (rīs)

n.

1. A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain.

2. The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world.

tr.v. riced, ric·ing, ric·es

To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice.

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[Middle English, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, from Latin oryza, from Greek oruza, of Indo-Iranian origin.]

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rice

(raɪs)

n

1. (Plants) 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. (Plants) the grain of this plant

vb

(Cookery) (tr) US and Canadian to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer

[C13 rys, via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek orūza, of Oriental origin]

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Rice

(raɪs)

n

(Biography) 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

(raɪs)

n acronym for

(Medicine) rest, ice, compression, elevation: the recommended procedure for controlling inflammation in injured limbs or joints

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rice

(raɪs)

n., v. riced, ric•ing. n.

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.

v.t.

3. to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes.

[1275–1325; ris, rys < Old French < Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium) < Medieval Greek orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza < Iranian; compare Pashto vrižē (feminine pl.), Skt vrihi rice]

Rice

(raɪs)

n.

1. Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist.

2. Elmer, 1892–1967, U.S. playwright.

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rice

Past participle: riced
Gerund: ricing

Imperative

rice

rice

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rice - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished starches - foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) food grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses brown rice - unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer polished rice, white rice - having husk or outer brown layers removed paddy - rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
	2.	rice - annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper rice beer, sake, saki - Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot genus Oryza, Oryza - rice cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
	3.	Rice - English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
	4.	Rice - United States playwright (1892-1967) Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein, Elmer Rice
Verb	1.	rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"

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rice

Rice and other cereals

arborio rice, basmati rice, bran, brown rice, bulgur wheat, corn, couscous, Indian rice or wild rice, long grain rice, maize, millet, oatmeal, oats, Patna rice, ragi, sago, short grain rice, tapioca, wheat, wild rice

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Translations

أُرْزأرُز

rýže

ris

Reis

ρύζι

rizo

arroz

riis

برنج

riisi

riz

riža

rizs

padi

hrísgrjón

risoriso integrale

米

쌀

ryžiai

rijst

ris

ryż

arroz

рис

ryža

riž

ris

ข้าว

pirinç

gạolúa

大米稻米

rice

[raɪs]

A. N → arroz m

B. CPD rice paddy N (US) → arrozal m
rice paper N → papel m de arroz
rice pudding N → arroz m con leche
rice wine N → vino m de arroz

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rice

[ˈraɪs]

n → riz m

modif [crop, production, imports] → de riz; [flour, vinegar] → de riz; [dish] → à base de riz rice cake, rice-growing, rice pudding, rice winerice cake n → galette f de riz soufflé

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rice

n → Reis m

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rice

in cpds → Reis-;

ricefield

n → Reisfeld nt

rice growing

n → Reis(an)bau m

rice-growing

adj → Reis anbauend

rice paper

n → Reispapier nt

rice pudding

n (esp Brit) → Milchreis m

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rice

[raɪs] n → riso

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rice

(rais) noun

a plant, grown in well-watered ground in tropical countries, whose seeds are used as food. rys أرُز ориз arroz rýže der Reis ris ρύζιarroz riis برنج riisi rizאורז चावल riža rizs padi hrísgrjón riso 稲 벼 ryžiai rīss beras, nasi rijstrisryż وريژې ، وريجې ، وريځې arroz orez рис ryža riž pirinač ris ต้นข้าว pirinç 稻子，稻米 рис چاول cây lúa 稻米，大米

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rice

→ أُرْز rýže ris Reis ρύζι arroz riisi riz riža riso 米 쌀 rijst ris ryż arroz рис ris ข้าว pirinç gạo 大米

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rice

n arroz m; red yeast — arroz de levadura roja

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