rice vinegar

noun

A type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.

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Meanings

nounrice vinegar (countable and uncountable, plural rice vinegars)

plural rice vinegars

  1. countableuncountableA type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 米醋
  • 米醋 (mai⁵ cou³)a type of vinegar
Chinese Mandarin 米醋
  • 米醋 (mǐcù)a type of vinegar
Dutch rijstazijn
  • rijstazijna type of vinegar
Finnish riisiviinietikka
  • riisiviinietikkaa type of vinegar
French vinaigre de riz
  • vinaigre de riza type of vinegar
German Reisessig
  • Reisessiga type of vinegar
Hebrew חומץ אורז
  • חומץ אורז (homets órez)a type of vinegar
Hungarian rizsecet
  • rizseceta type of vinegar
Indonesian cuka beras
  • cuka berasa type of vinegar
Italian aceto di riso
  • aceto di risoa type of vinegar
Japanese 米酢
  • 米酢 (komezu)a type of vinegar
Korean 쌀 식초
  • 쌀 식초 (ssal sikcho)a type of vinegar
Polish ocet ryżowy
  • ocet ryżowya type of vinegar
Portuguese vinagre de arroz
  • vinagre de arroza type of vinegar
Romanian oțet de orez
  • oțet de oreza type of vinegar
Russian ри́совый у́ксус
  • ри́совый у́ксус (rísovyj úksus)a type of vinegar
Spanish vinagre de arroz
  • vinagre de arroza type of vinegar
Thai น้ำส้มสายชูข้าว
  • น้ำส้มสายชูข้าว (nám sôm săai choo kâao)a type of vinegar
Turkish pirinç sirkesi
  • pirinç sirkesia type of vinegar
Vietnamese gạo dấm
  • gạo dấma type of vinegar
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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