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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/

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

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