rice S3 /raɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ris , from Greek oryza , oryzon ]
1 . a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat ⇨ risotto , pilau :
a tasty sauce served with rice or pasta
a plate of brown rice
Serve with plain boiled rice.
a few grains of rice
2 . the plant that produces rice:
Rice is the main crop grown in the area.
rice fields