brown rice

American  

noun

1. rice from which the bran layers and germs have not been removed by polishing.

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brown rice British  

noun

1. unpolished rice, in which the grains retain the outer yellowish-brown layer (bran)

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Etymology

Origin of brown rice

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

As well as benefitting your gut, eating more fibrous food - like brown rice and jacket potatoes - has other benefits too.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

He said the recent deals have kept him going back for his preferred order of brown rice, black beans, chicken and mountains of toppings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Cooking wild rice is different than cooking white rice and is more similar to cooking a brown rice.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

White and parboiled rice are more commonly consumed in the West and Asia, and this research found that these types accumulate more arsenic than brown rice when cooked with arsenic-spiked water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

After a dinner of lemon chicken and brown rice, Colin and Katherine went into the living room, where Colin lay across the couch and studied Latin.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green