- bas·ma·ti rice
- /ˌbɑːzˈmɑːti-, Brit ˌbæzˈmɑːti-/ noun [noncount]: a kind of long rice that is used especially in Indian and Middle Eastern cooking
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bas|ma|ti rice — «bas MA tee» noun. an aromatic long grain variety of rice, orig. grown around the Himalayan foothills of India and Pakistan … Useful english dictionary
basmati rice — [bas mα:ti, z ] noun a kind of long grain Indian rice with a delicate fragrance. Origin from Hindi bāsmatī, lit. fragrant … English new terms dictionary
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basmati rice — [bas mät′ē, bazmät′ē] n. a type of long grained rice, grown mainly in India and Pakistan, that has a distinctive fragrance and a delicate flavor * * * … Universalium
basmati rice — /bæzˈmati raɪs/ (say baz mahtee ruys), /basˈmati/ (say bahs mahtee) noun an Indian long grain rice variety which, when cooked, produces light dry grains which separate easily. {Hindi basmati fragrant + rice} …
basmati rice — [bas mät′ē, bazmät′ē] n. a type of long grained rice, grown mainly in India and Pakistan, that has a distinctive fragrance and a delicate flavor … English World dictionary
basmatirice — bas·ma·ti rice (bäs mäʹtē) n. An aromatic long grain rice from India. [Hindi bāsmatī, fragrant, from bās, fragrance, perfume, from Sanskrit vāsaḥ.] * * * … Universalium
basketry — /bas ki tree, bah ski /, n. 1. baskets collectively; basketwork. 2. the art or process of making baskets. [1850 55; BASKET + RY] * * * Art and craft of making containers and other objects from interwoven flexible fibres such as grasses, twigs,… … Universalium
Bastrop — /bas treuhp/, n. a city in N Louisiana. 15,527. * * * ▪ Louisiana, United States city, Morehouse parish, northeastern Louisiana, U.S., 24 miles (38 km) northeast of Monroe. Settlement of the area began after a Dutch nobleman, Baron de… … Universalium
basmati — bas•ma•ti [[t]bɑsˈmɑ ti[/t]] n. coo a variety of cultivated long grain rice that is notably fragrant • Etymology: 1845–50; < Hindi: lit., fragrant … From formal English to slang
