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, ric·ing.

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. Grant·land [grant, -l, uh, nd], 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.

RICE

¹

/ raɪs /

acronym for

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

Rice

²

/ raɪs /

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

rice

³

/ raɪs /

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

verb

1. tr to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer

Word 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 orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza, from an Iranian language, e.g., Old Persian brizi, Pashto vrižē; akin to Sanskrit vrīhi-, perhaps ultimately of Dravidian origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of rice¹

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

Example Sentences

A mysterious box arrives from Germany containing a rice cooker but no note.

From Los Angeles Times

She wants rice and beans and nothing else.

From Los Angeles Times

Chefs at Alchemist, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark, have created a dessert in which its fungal enzymes enhance the sweetness and flavor of a sugarless rice custard.

From Salon

They were laden with sacks of flour, rice and toilet paper, among other things.

From BBC

It’s a really nice quiet restaurant and I get my combo plate with broiled salmon, tamagoyaki, soup, rice and little pickles.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bran
• corn
• grain
• rice
• wheat