basmati
English
Etymology
From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bæzˈmɑːti/, /bæzˈmæti/, /bɑːzˈmɑːti/
Noun
basmati (countable and uncountable, plural basmatis)
- 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
rice
|
References
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/basmati
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)
- (cooking) basmati: a variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
Further reading
- “basmati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
basmati
- a type of rice
Spanish
Noun
basmati m (plural basmatis)
- basmati
- Synonym: arroz basmati