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brown rice

brown rice

12 1.2
A type of rice with its brown outer layer left on and a nuttier, chewier taste and more fiber
  • noun
  • /braʊn raɪs/
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  • This is their brown rice and green vegetable stir fry.
  • brown rice syrup

The thing about the rocks diet is it's nothing but brown rice and broiled veggies and fish.

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Examples

  • If you're hungry, there's some brown rice and steamed asparagus in the refrigerator.

  • I hope you like scampi served on a bed of soft brown rice.

  • And then we serve this with brown rice and it is a very healthy, delicious dinner that we really like.

  • I am doing my best to be healthier, so I went with the brown rice.

    Blog text (20)
  • Can I just get a chicken breast, side of asparagus, and some brown rice, please?

  • In a medium pot, combine brown rice and corn with 2 1/2 cups of water.

    Blog text (17)
  • After a workout, try a brown rice vegetable roll for a healthy and satisfying snack.

    Blog text (10)
  • Salmon, brown rice, baked aubergine and something else I can't remember.

  • So sometimes Mama gave Isabel leftover brown rice, and sometimes she gave her corn flakes and honey.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • For lunch and dinner, she usually has salmon, brown rice, and a big salad.

How Refined

white rice
9 1.0
brown rice
12 1.2
paddy
  • UK
1 6.3

Surface Forms

brown rice singular
brown rices plural

Morphology

brown + rice

The meaning is directly compositional: 'brown' (a color adjective) modifies 'rice' to indicate rice that is brown in color—typically unpolished grain. This adjective+noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Brown rice comes from the simple image of rice that still has its brown outer layer, the 'bran', so the grains look brown and taste nuttier. That's why brown rice means rice left whole and with more fiber and nutrients.