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riz.

rice

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁi/
  1. rice

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French riz, ris, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). The spelling in -z after the Greek and Latin oryza, adopted in order to distinguish from ris (several senses).

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