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rice

rice
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahys]
    • /raɪs/
    • /raɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahys]
    • /raɪs/

Definitions of rice word

  • noun rice Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist. 1
  • noun rice Dan (Daniel McLaren) 1823–1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot. 1
  • noun rice Elmer, 1892–1967, U.S. playwright. 1
  • noun rice Jerry Lee, born 1962, U.S. football player. 1
  • noun rice Grantland [grant-luh nd] /ˈgrænt lənd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, U.S. journalist. 1
  • verb with object rice to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes. 1

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Origin of rice

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English ris, rys < Old French < Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium) < Medieval Greek orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rice

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rice popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rice usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rice

noun rice

  • bran — Bran is the outer skin of grain that is left when the grain has been used to make flour.
  • breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
  • cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
  • corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
  • oat — a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.

Top questions with rice

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