brown rice

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [broun rahys]
- /braʊn raɪs/
- /braʊn raɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun rahys]
- /braʊn raɪs/

Definitions of brown rice words

noun brown rice unpolished rice, in which the grains retain the outer yellowish-brown layer (bran) 3
noun brown rice rice that retains its brown outer coating 3
noun brown rice rice from which the bran layers and germs have not been removed by polishing. 1
noun brown rice whole rice 1
noun brown rice Rice with the brownish hull not polished off as in white rice. The hull contains important vitamins, including vitamin B complex, which are missing in white rice. 0

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Origin of brown rice

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Brown rice

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brown rice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for brown rice

noun brown rice

basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
orzo — pasta in the form of small ricelike grains.
pilaf — a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.

All 4 Synonyms of brown rice