basmati rice


bas·ma·ti rice

B0103950 (bäs-mä′tē) n. An aromatic long-grain rice from India.
[Hindi bāsmatī (literally "fragrant") : bās, fragrance, perfume (from Prakrit vāsa-, from Sanskrit vāsaḥ, of unknown origin) + matī, possessing (ultimately from Sanskrit -matī, feminine of -mān).]

basmati rice

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basmati

n (Cookery) a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes[from Hindi, literally: aromatic]

basmati rice

A fine-grained, aromatic rice from North India and Pakistan.
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