red yeast rice

noun

A variety of rice that is fermented with the mold Monascus purpureus until it turns red; used in whole and powdered form as a food coloring, food ingredient, and medicine in China and other Asian nations.

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Meanings

nounred yeast rice (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA variety of rice that is fermented with the mold Monascus purpureus until it turns red; used in whole and powdered form as a food coloring, food ingredient, and medicine in China and other Asian nations.

Translations

Vietnamese gạo đỏ
  • gạo đỏvariety of rice
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red yeast rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20yeast%20rice

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red yeast rice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20yeast%20rice.

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