basmati

English

Etymology

From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally fragrant).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bæzˈmɑːti/, /bæzˈmæti/, /bɑːzˈmɑːti/

Noun

basmati (countable and uncountable, plural basmatis)

  1. A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
    • 2007 June 21, Alissa J. Rubin, “Shiite Rivalries Slash at a Once Calm Iraqi City”, in New York Times:
      Diwaniya is the capital of the almost completely Shiite farming province of Qadisiya, known for its marshy fields where farmers grow aromatic ambar rice, similar to India’s basmati.

Synonyms

  • basmati rice

Translations

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From English basmati, from Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally fragrant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /basˈmati/
  • Hyphenation: bas‧ma‧ti

Noun

basmati (first-person possessive basmatiku, second-person possessive basmatimu, third-person possessive basmatinya)

  1. (cooking) basmati: a variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

basmati

  1. basmati

Spanish

Noun

basmati m (plural basmatis)

  1. basmati
    Synonym: arroz basmati
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