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rice

UK/ɹaɪs/ US/ˈraɪs/ common slang
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

2.

annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

3.
4.

verb

1.

sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice

  • “rice the potatoes”

Origin

From Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from an Eastern Iranian language related to Middle Persian blnc (*brinǰ), Northern Kurdish riz (beyond Euphrates) and Zazaki riz. Theorized to have come to Iranian languages from Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi). Prior to Sanskrit, it is speculated to be possibly a borrowing from a Dravidian language (compare Proto-Dravidian *wariñci (“rice”)), or from Austroasiatic languages further east. Alternatively Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza) is said to be from Hebrew אורז (órez), from South Arabian areez ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀭𑀺𑀘𑀺 (arici). Doublet of arroz.

Phrases

  • African rice
  • ant rice
  • Arborio rice
  • artificial rice
  • baby rice
  • black rice
  • brewers' rice
  • RICE box
  • RICE chart
  • Rice County
  • RICE table

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