white rice

noun

: rice from which the hull and bran have been removed by milling

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Boxes of white rice, cans of vegetables, chocolate chips and pasta rested at the top of one of the mounds of food. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025 As a whole grain, purple rice includes the bran and provides more fiber than white rice. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Lomo saltado, a uniquely Peruvian steak stir-fry, which traditionally comes with French fries, is plated with the fries hidden beneath tender meat and onions, soaking up all the flavorful drippings and making an accompanying portion of fluffy white rice seem nearly unnecessary. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025 Served with a mound of white rice, the dish delivers steak, vegetables and tangy sauce all in one bite. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white rice

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white rice was in 1916

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“White rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20rice. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

white rice

noun
: rice from which outer covering and seed coat have been removed

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