spanish rice

Span·ish rice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [span-ish rahys]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ raɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [span-ish rahys]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ raɪs/

Definitions of spanish rice words

noun spanish rice rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter. 1
noun spanish rice rice and tomato dish 1
noun spanish rice rice cooked with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, etc, and often flavoured with saffron 0
noun spanish rice boiled rice cooked with tomatoes and chopped onions, green peppers, etc. 0

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Origin of spanish rice

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Spanish rice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spanish rice

spanish rice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spanish rice usage trend in Literature

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