rīss

Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from, , itself a borrowing from Asian languages, probably ultimately from 🇨🇬, via. The specifics are still debated.

Noun

 * 1) rice crop of the family, esp.
 * 2) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food
 * 1) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food
 * 1) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food
 * 1) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food
 * 1) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food
 * 1) rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food

Usage notes
Unlike and, whose singular forms  are only sporadically attested, the singular forms of  are used reasonably often (especially to refer to the plant). Still, the plural forms are more frequent: the most normal translation for 🇨🇬 as food (e.g., “a bowl of rice”) is the plural form.