Meanings
nounblack rice (usually uncountable, plural black rices)
plural black rices
- uncountableusuallyA type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often glutinous.
Synonyms: forbidden rice, purple rice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often glutinous.
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Catalan arròs negre
- arròs negretype of rice
Chinese Mandarin 黑米
- 黑米 (hēimǐ)type of rice
Finnish musta riisi
- musta riisitype of rice
Italian riso venere
- riso veneretype of rice
Korean 검은쌀, 흑미
- 검은쌀 (geomeunssal)type of rice
- 흑미 (heungmi)type of rice
Polish ryż czarny
- ryż czarnytype of rice
Portuguese arroz negro/preto
- arroz negro/pretotype of rice
Spanish arroz negro
- arroz negrotype of rice
Vietnamese gạo nếp cẩm
- gạo nếp cẩmtype of rice
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black rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rice
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“black rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black rice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rice.
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