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basmati

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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[1]:
      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.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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basmati (uncountable)

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

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈzma.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ati
  • Hyphenation: ba‧smà‧ti

Noun

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basmati m (usually uncountable)

  1. basmati

Spanish

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Noun

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basmati m (plural basmatis)

  1. basmati
    Synonym: arroz basmati