dirty rice

noun

: a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets

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Po boys and burgers are also up for ordering, as well as Cajun fried chicken, dirty rice and red beans and rice. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026 Is there anything a heaping scoop of dirty rice doesn't go with? Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026 The rotating menu featured items like roasted vegetables, pulled pork, roasted chicken, dirty rice salad and taco fixings. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 The sides include the usual slaw, beans and salad plus a stellar dirty rice, green beans, corn or hush puppies. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dirty rice

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dirty rice was in 1949

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“Dirty rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20rice. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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dirty rice

noun
: a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets
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