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basmati

American

[bahs-mah-tee] / bɑsˈmɑ ti /

noun

a variety of cultivated long-grain rice that is notably fragrant.

Etymology

Origin of basmati

First recorded in 1845–50, basmati is from the Hindi word basmati, literally, fragrant

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