English · Word Candidate

rice

/ɹaɪs/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: rices · ricing · riced

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cây lương thực, Oryza sativa thuộc họ cỏ, hạt được sử dụng làm thực phẩm

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Noun

Examples

Rice is a tropical plant; yet Carolina and Georgia grow the finest in the world; heavier grained, better filled, and more merchantable, than any imported into Europe from the Indies.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A specific variety of this plant.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một giống cây cụ thể này

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Noun

Examples

The rices of Kashmír are infinite in variety. In one tahsíl I have found fifty-three varieties.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nghiền hoặc làm thành những miếng nhỏ

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Verb

Examples

Riced Potato. Have a flat dish and the colander hot. With a spoon, rub mashed potato through the colander on to the hot dish.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To harvest wild rice (Zizania spp.)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thu hoạch lúa mì dại

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Verb

Examples

In northern Minnesota the whites have invented the verb "to rice," and speak of "ricing," i. e., harvesting the crop of wild rice.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “rice” mean?

Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Is “rice” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.