rice king
- noun
:
rey del arroz
- His innovative techniques earned him the title of rice king in his community.
Examples
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The annual banquet honored the region's rice king for record-breaking yields.
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Some newspapers referred to her as the new rice king after her company's rapid growth.
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Mr. Tanaka is known as the rice king of Japan.
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Many farmers aspire to become a rice king in their region.
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His innovative techniques earned him the title of rice king in his community.
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The annual banquet honored the region's rice king for record-breaking yields.
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Some newspapers referred to her as the new rice king after her company's rapid growth.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a leading person in rice farming or production' is directly and predictably built from 'rice' (the crop) plus 'king' (the foremost or most powerful person in a domain); a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer this figurative role. The pattern of using 'king' to indicate the top figure in a particular field (e.g., 'king of pop', 'coffee king') is common across languages, supporting full transparency.
Etymology
Rice king may come from the image of a king who 'rules' many rice fields, so people used it for someone who controls a lot of rice farming. That's why it means 'a person very successful or important in rice farming'.