Phrase guide

puffed rice

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A puffed grain made from rice; rice that has been toasted and extruded through heat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several manufactured breakfast cereals made from rice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

puffy rice kernels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cold cereal, dry cereal

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: আখৈ (akhoi) — rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米花 (mǐhuā) — rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 爆米花 (bàomǐhuā) — rice
  • Finnish: riisimuro — rice
  • German: Puffreis — rice
  • Hindi: लैया (laiyā) — rice
  • Italian: riso soffiato — rice
  • Korean: 튀밥 (twibap) — rice
  • Malayalam: പൊരി (pori) — rice
  • Malayalam: മലർ (malaṟ) — rice
  • Odia: ଲିଆ (liā) — rice
  • Polish: ryż preparowany — rice
  • Portuguese: arroz tufado — rice
  • Punjabi: ਫੁੱਲੀਆਂ (phullīā̃) — rice
  • Spanish: arroz hinchado — rice
  • Tamil: பொரி (pori) — rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米脆片 — breakfast cereal
  • Finnish: riisimuro — breakfast cereal
  • Polish: ryż preparowany — breakfast cereal
  • Spanish: arroz hinchado — breakfast cereal
  • Tamil: பொரி (pori) — breakfast cereal