fried rice

noun

Any of very many forms of rice that are first cooked by boiling and then stir-fried with other ingredients

Similar
Chinese fried rice
OriginChinese 炒飯 /炒饭 →
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Meanings

nounfried rice (countable and uncountable, plural fried rices)

plural fried rices

  1. countableuncountableAny of very many forms of rice that are first cooked by boiling and then stir-fried with other ingredients

Synonyms & antonyms

nounboiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs

Similar
Chinese fried rice
Broader
dish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chinese炒飯 /炒饭
  2. Englishfried rice

Calque of Chinese 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn, literally “fried rice”).

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Translations

Basque arroz frijitu
  • arroz frijituform of rice
Catalan arròs fregit
  • arròs fregitform of rice
Chinese Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭
  • 炒飯 /炒饭 (caau² faan⁶)form of rice
Chinese Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭
  • 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn)form of rice
Czech smažená rýže
  • smažená rýžeform of rice
Dutch gebakken rijst, nasi
  • gebakken rijstform of rice
  • nasiform of rice
Finnish paistettu riisi
  • paistettu riisiform of rice
French riz cantonais
  • riz cantonaisform of rice
German gebratener Reis
  • gebratener Reisform of rice
Hawaiian laiki palai
  • laiki palaiform of rice
Hungarian sült rizs
  • sült rizsform of rice
Indonesian nasi goreng
  • nasi gorengform of rice
Irish rís ubhfhriochta
  • rís ubhfhriochtaform of rice
Italian riso fritto
  • riso frittoform of rice
Japanese チャーハン, 炒飯
  • チャーハン (chāhan)form of rice
  • 炒飯 (chāhan)form of rice
Korean 볶음밥, 기름밥
  • 볶음밥 (bokkeumbap)form of rice
  • 기름밥 (gireumbap)form of rice
Malay nasi goreng
  • nasi gorengform of rice
Portuguese arroz frito
  • arroz fritoform of rice
Russian жа́реный рис
  • жа́реный рис (žárenyj ris)form of rice
Spanish arroz frito, chaufa
  • arroz fritoform of rice
  • chaufaform of rice
  • arroz chaufaform of rice
Swedish stekt ris
  • stekt risform of rice
Tagalog sinangag
  • sinangagform of rice
Thai ข้าวผัด
  • ข้าวผัด (kâao-pàt)form of rice
Ukrainian сма́жений рис
  • сма́жений рис (smáženyj rys)form of rice
Vietnamese cơm chiên, cơm rang
  • cơm chiênform of rice
  • cơm rangform of rice
Welsh reis wedi'i ffrio
  • reis wedi'i ffrioform of rice
Cite this entry
APA

fried rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fried%20rice

MLA

“fried rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fried%20rice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fried rice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fried%20rice.

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