rice

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rice [noun]

a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat

US /raɪs/ 
UK /raɪs/ 
rice - برنج

برنج 

مثال: 

We usually eat rice as a main dish.

معمولا ما برنج را به عنوان غذای اصلی می خوریم.

 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

rice

 noun (no plural)
short, thin white or brown grain from a plant that grows on wet land in hot countries. We cook and eat rice:
Would you like rice or potatoes with your chicken?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

rice

rice S3 /raɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ris, from Greek oryza, oryzon]
1. a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat ⇨ risotto, pilau:
a tasty sauce served with rice or pasta
a plate of brown rice
Serve with plain boiled rice.
a few grains of rice
2. the plant that produces rice:
Rice is the main crop grown in the area.
rice fields

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rice

rice [rice rices riced ricing]   [raɪs]    [raɪs]  noun

uncountable
short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain
a grain of rice
boiled/steamed/fried rice
long-/short-grain rice
brown rice (= without its outer covering removed)
rice paddies (= rice fields)  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.  
Example Bank:

a spicy rice dish

 

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

rice     / raɪs /   noun   [ U ]   
  
    A1     the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food:  
  boiled/steamed/fried rice 
  long-grain rice 
  Do you prefer brown rice or white rice? 
        a grass that produces these seeds and grows in warm wet places 

 
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

rice

[ra͟ɪs]
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 N-MASS

 Rice consists of white or brown grains taken from a cereal plant. You cook rice and usually eat it with meat or vegetables.
  ...a meal consisting of chicken, rice and vegetables...
  Thailand exports its fine rices around the world.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rice

rice /ˈraɪs/ noun [noncount]
1 : small white or brown grains that come from a southeast Asian plant and that are used for food
• a bowl/grain of rice
• steamed/fried rice
• brown/white rice
2 : the plant that produces rice
Rice is the main crop of the country.
• a field of rice = a rice field/paddy