Etymology

ricer

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Today it means: A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice. Full definition →

English rice ← Middle English rys ← Old French ris
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ricer · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wriHǰʰíš
  2. Proto-Iranian*wriHǰíš
  3. Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
  4. Ancient Greekὄρῡζα (órūza)
  5. Late Latinoryza
  6. Old Italianriso
  7. Old Frenchris
  8. Middle Englishrys
  9. Englishrice
  10. English todayricer

From rice + -er.

ricer · noun2

From rice out + -er.

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