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Rice vs Paddy - What's the difference?

rice | paddy |

As nouns the difference between rice and paddy

is that rice is cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food while paddy is rice, before it is milled.

As proper nouns the difference between rice and paddy

is that rice is {{surname|patronymic|from=Welsh}} derived from Welsh given name Rhys while Paddy is an Irish nickname for Patrick.

As a verb rice

is to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.

As a phrase RICE

is rest, ice, compression, and elevation. A common treatment method for soft tissue injuries.

As an adjective paddy is

low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

rice

English

(wikipedia rice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  • A specific variety of this plant.
  • (uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.

    • Verb

  • To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.
  • To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
  • To belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state.
  • To harvest wild rice Zinzania sp.

    • Derived terms

    * arborio rice * brown rice * golden rice * Indian rice * jollof rice * mealie rice * Patna rice * brewer's rice * broken rice * rice bowl * iron rice bowl * rice grass * rice leafhopper * rice paper * rice pudding * rice rat * rice weevil * ricebird * rice-paper plant * ricer * Spanish rice * sticky rice * white rice * wild rice

    Related terms

    * Menominee * rijsttafel * risotto

    See also

    * basmati * bhelpuri * California roll * dosa * gumbo * idli * idli * jambalaya * khir * mirin * mochi * nasi goreng * onigiri * pad thai * paella * pilaf, pilau * rangoli * risotto * sake * samshu * sushi

    Anagrams

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    References

    1000 English basic words ----

    paddy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (paddies)
  • Rice, before it is milled.
  • An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

    • See also

    * paddy paw

    Etymology 2

    English dialect .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
  • * Digges (1585)
  • * John Lothrop Motley
    • Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets
    (Webster 1913)