ricefield

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noun

A field where rice is grown.

OriginEnglish field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld →
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Meanings

nounricefield (plural ricefields)

plural ricefields

  1. A field where rice is grown.

Origin

  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. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  12. Old Englishfeld
  13. Middle Englishfeld
  14. Englishfield
  15. Englishricefield

From rice + field.

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APA

ricefield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricefield

MLA

“ricefield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricefield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ricefield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricefield.

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