sticky rice

American  

[stik-ee rahys] / ˈstɪk i ˈraɪs /

noun

1. a variety of cultivated short-grain rice grown especially in Southeast, East, and South Asia that becomes notably sticky when cooked: most varieties of short-grain rice contain both amylopectin and amylose, but sticky rice contains only amylopectin.

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Etymology

Origin of sticky rice

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Another trend has people "adopting" sticky rice cakes.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

She ended her set by eating a bowl of mango sticky rice, aptly, during her song “Mango Sticky Rice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Influencers share their choreographed dances and debate whether the sticky rice dumplings are better in Taiwan’s north or south.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

She says they will celebrate with an indulgent meal - fried pork with garlic and "the best sticky rice we've got."

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

It is an amazing sight to see as many as thirty young chimpanzees all gathering around the Congolese staff for their morning mugs of milk or their evening balls of sticky rice.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall