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How to pronounce “rice

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Pronunciation guide for rice

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of rice with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Michael Franti Live Performanceyou still eating red beans and rice?
Definition summary
(uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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How to pronounce rice

Michael Franti Live Performance

you still eating red beans and rice?

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “rice

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  • (countable) A specific variety of this plant.
  • (uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.
  • (uncountable, slang, ethnic slur, humorous) The types of automobile modifications characteristic of a rice burner.
  • (computing, slang) An instance of customization of a user interface.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
  • (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania spp.)
  • (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
  • (computing, transitive) To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment. (derived from rice out)

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