white rice

noun

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

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Sides include chickpea salad, Greek salad, white rice and fries. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 White Rice When cooked and cooled, white rice forms resistant starch, a type of starch that digests more slowly. Laura Schober, Health, 10 Sep. 2025 Also getting a Stop Sale was the white rice, which had been in a cooler for more than four hours, but still measured 73 degrees. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 Chipotle vice president of culinary Nevielle Panthaky recommends trying a Carne Asada Burrito with white rice, black beans, roasted chili-corn salsa, fresh tomato salsa and cheese. Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.

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white rice

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

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