Phrase guide

brown rice

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Rice with the brownish hull not polished off as in white rice. The hull contains important vitamins, including vitamin B complex, which are missing in white rice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • As an unabashed health nut, she always asked for brown rice to go with her vegetarian entrees.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rice

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arròs integral — unpolished rice
  • Chinese Cantonese: 糙米 (cou3 mai5) — unpolished rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糙米 (cāomǐ) — unpolished rice
  • Danish: brune ris — unpolished rice
  • Dutch: zilvervliesrijst — unpolished rice
  • Finnish: ruskea riisi — unpolished rice
  • Finnish: tumma riisi — unpolished rice
  • French: riz complet — unpolished rice
  • French: riz brun — unpolished rice
  • Galician: arroz moreno — unpolished rice
  • German: Naturreis — unpolished rice
  • German: Vollkornreis — unpolished rice
  • Indonesian: beras merah — unpolished rice
  • Indonesian: nasi merah — unpolished rice
  • Italian: riso integrale — unpolished rice
  • Japanese: 玄米 (genmai) — unpolished rice
  • Kazakh: салы (saly) — unpolished rice
  • Korean: 현미 (hyeonmi) — unpolished rice
  • Malagasy: vary mena — unpolished rice
  • Portuguese: arroz integral — unpolished rice
  • Spanish: arroz integral — unpolished rice
  • Spanish: arroz yamaní — unpolished rice
  • Tagalog: kaning kayumanggi — unpolished rice
  • Thai: ข้าวกล้อง (kâao-glɔ̂ng) — unpolished rice
  • Vietnamese: gạo lứt — unpolished rice