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brown rice

American  

noun

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


brown rice British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brown rice

First recorded in 1915–20


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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

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

After the war, he was known to drive around the state with a pressure cooker in the back of his sedan so he could demonstrate the merits of brown rice on demand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024

Eating whole wheat bread and whole grains like brown rice became a symbol of the new movement.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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