brown rice

noun

: hulled but unpolished rice that retains most of the bran layers, endosperm, and germ

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Athletes who struggle with GI issues from traditional gels often find that Huma Gels—made with fruit purees, chia seeds, and brown rice syrup—sit easier in their stomachs. Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 26 June 2025 One recent homecooked dinner featured duck, delicata squash, brown rice and zucchini. Robin Micheli, People.com, 3 June 2025 Tuesday, May 27, Hawaiian Chicken, brown rice, Romaine salad and tomatoes, green beans, tropical fruit, milk. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 Hughes uses her favorite coffee-distilled vodka from Nikka and infuses it with genmaicha, a green tea with nutty brown rice notes. Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown rice

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brown rice was in 1883

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“Brown rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20rice. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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