paddy

1 6.3

Rice that still has its husk and is not yet milled

: arroz en cáscara

I found rice paddy root in an Asian grocery store near my mum's place last fall, did a small happy dance in the aisles, and promptly gathered up several packages in my arms to bring home.
paddy rice

Examples

The colonization of new land in the dry zone from the 1930s onwards was very much aimed at ushering in a new era in peasant welfare, together with the avowed aim of increasing the production of paddy.

Academic text (2006)
Uncle explained how the paddy was planted and the small difficulties that the other farmers and he faced during the process.

Blog text (26)
Wet paddy rice cultivation is the main agricultural activity of the Hakka people.

Academic text (2003)
Farmers often depend on their paddy fields to produce enough rice for the whole year.
During the rainy season, the paddy fields become flooded, allowing the rice plants to thrive.
Each fall, the harvest from the paddy yields a bountiful supply of fresh rice.

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vspaddy

9.9

Rice plants or rice that still has a dry outer covering

is the general term used widely beyond the South Asian region

rice paddy

10 2.5

A flooded field where farmers grow rice

paddy wagon

5 8.2

A police van that carries prisoners

paddy field

1 2.8

A flooded field where farmers grow rice, often in Asia

Plastic Paddy

9.9

A person who claims to be Irish without Irish family background, often used as an insult

puffed rice

1 2.2

white rice

9 1.0

rice

698 1.0

brown rice

12 1.2

paddy

1 6.3

paddy singular

paddies plural

Paddy comes from the Malay word padi, which also means 'rice in the husk'. So paddy can mean the rice grain before it is milled.