Meaning of rīss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. rice (crop of the family Gramineae, esp. Oryza sativa)
   declension-1, masculine
2. rice (the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“rīsa lauks”

rice field

“iesēt rīsus”

to sow, to plant rice

“novākt rīsus”

to harvest the rice

“rīss ir viens no svarīgākajiem kultūraugiem pasaulē”

rice is one of the most important crops in the world

“no graudaugiem visā pasaulē visvairāk audzē rīsu, kviešus un kukurūzu”

of the grain crops, the most frequently grown in the whole world are rice, wheat, and corn

“pulētie rīsi”

polished rice

“rīsu milti”

rice flour

“rīsu zupa, biezputra, pudiņš”

rice soup, porridge, pudding

“piena zupa ar rīsiem”

milk soup with rice

“daudzās valstīs, piemēram, Ķīnā, Indijā, Japānā, Pakistānā, Indonēzijā, rīsi ir glavenais uzturlīdzeklis”

in many countries, for instance, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia, rice is the staple food

CEFR level