Meanings
nounwhite rice (usually uncountable, plural white rices)
plural white rices
- uncountableusuallyRice which has had the brownish hull polished off, leaving a white-colored grain.
She always ordered white rice at Chinese restaurants, even though she knew brown rice was healthier.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan arròs blanc
- arròs blancrice with the hull polished off
Chinese Mandarin 白米, 精白米
- 白米 (báimǐ)rice with the hull polished off
- 精白米 (jīngbáimǐ)rice with the hull polished off
Danish hvide ris
- hvide risrice with the hull polished off
Dutch witte rijst
- witte rijstrice with the hull polished off
Finnish valkoinen riisi
- valkoinen riisirice with the hull polished off
French riz blanc
- riz blancrice with the hull polished off
German weißer Reis
- weißer Reisrice with the hull polished off
Japanese 白米, 精米
- 白米 (hakumai)rice with the hull polished off
- 精米 (seimai)rice with the hull polished off
Korean 흰쌀, 백미
- 흰쌀 (huinssal)rice with the hull polished off
- 백미 (baengmi)rice with the hull polished off
Malay nasi putih
- nasi putihrice with the hull polished off
Portuguese arroz branco
- arroz brancorice with the hull polished off
Spanish arroz blanco
- arroz blancorice with the hull polished off
Cite this entry
APA
white rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20rice
MLA
“white rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20rice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white rice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20rice.
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