basmati

English

Etymology

Hindi बासमती (bāsamtī, literally “fragrant”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bæzˈmɑːti/

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

References

Spanish

Noun

basmati m (plural basmatis)

  1. basmati
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