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rice

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[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. Grantland 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.

rice

1

/ 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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RICE

2

/ ɪ /

acronym

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

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Rice

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/ ɪ /

noun

  1. 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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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rice1

C13 rys , via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek ǰū , of Oriental origin
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Since 1959, they’ve come for Chinese American classics such as sweet and sour chicken, barbecued pork chow mein, egg rolls, chop suey and shrimp fried rice.

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The store will create 350 jobs for the local community and offer unique products including Taiwanese-style rice rolls and Chinese crepes, the company said.

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They can be eaten in a stir-fry with radish bulbs or with other leafy greens and served alongside rice.

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The Madleen was carrying a symbolic quantity of aid, including rice and baby formula, the group said.

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The Madleen is carrying a symbolic quantity of aid, including rice and baby formula, the group said.

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