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

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Example Sentences

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brown rice

The courses begin with three savory bites before transitioning into full-fledged desserts, including a deconstructed version of her signature multilayered mousse cake, with flavors of brown rice and pecan praline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

He orders the same salmon and brown rice at restaurants.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

And for the evening meal, it's salmon, asparagus and brown rice.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

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

Swart was a young man, and I explained to him that brown rice was the unrefined rice kernel, and we used to eat it during the war when white rice was unavailable.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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