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basmati

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bæzˈmɑːti/
  • UK: /bæzˈmæti/
  • UK: /bɑːzˈmɑːti/
  • UK: /bɑːzˈməti/
  • UK: /bɑːsˈməti/
  • US: /ˌbɑzˈmɑti/
  • US: /ˌbɑs-/
  • US: /ˌbæz-/
  • US: /ˌbæs-/
  • US: /-ˈmæti/
  • US:

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noun

Meaning 1

A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: basmati rice

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَسْمَتِي (basmati) — rice
  • Catalan: arròs basmati — rice
  • Catalan: basmati — rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度香米 (Yìndù xiāngmǐ) — rice
  • Dutch: basmati — rice
  • Dutch: basmatirijst — rice
  • Esperanto: basmatio — rice
  • Finnish: basmatiriisi — rice
  • Indonesian: basmati — rice
  • Italian: basmati — rice
  • Korean: 바스마티 (baseumati) — rice
  • Marathi: बासमती (bāsamtī) — rice
  • Swedish: basmatiris — rice
  • Urdu: باسْمَتی (bāsmatī) — rice