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?
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
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:
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
[ra͟ɪs] ♦♦♦ rices 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.
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
