rice
[rahys]
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noun
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
the grass itself.
verb (used with object), riced, ric·ing.
to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes.
Origin of rice
1200–50; Middle English ris, rys < Old French < Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium) < Medieval Greek orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza
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When done place on a hot platter and surround with riced potato.
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See also Indian rice
Word Origin for rice
C13 rys, via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek orūza, of Oriental origin
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