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rice paper

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A thin, fragile paper made from parts of the rice plant, used in artificial flowers and watercolour art.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any similar paper made from a plant other than rice, such as bamboo or mulberry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Edible sheets of rice often used in Vietnamese cooking; bánh tráng.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: paper

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: paper d'arròs — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米紙 /米纸 (mǐzhǐ) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Estonian: riisipaber — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Finnish: riisipaperi — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • French: papier de riz — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • German: Reispapier — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Irish: ríspháipéar — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Japanese: ライスペーパー (raisu pēpā) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Korean: 반짱 (banjjang) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Korean: 라이스 페이퍼 (raiseu peipeo) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Polish: papier ryżowy — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Russian: ри́совая бума́га (rísovaja bumága) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Swedish: rispapper — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Ukrainian: рисовий папір (rysovyj papir) — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Vietnamese: bánh tráng — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Welsh: papur reis — paper made from parts of the rice plant
  • Polish: papier ryżowy — edible sheets