Rice - English Vocabulary for Kids

rice

/raɪs/

noun

Small white grains that you cook and eat

“We eat rice with vegetables.”

אורז

Rice is a noun in the food & drinks category. It is a beginner (ages 6-8) word, meaning "Small white grains that you cook and eat" In Hebrew, rice translates to אורז.

Example Sentences

She scooped a big portion of fluffy white rice onto her plate next to the curry.
He stirred the rice gently as it cooked on the stove, making sure it didn't stick.
Fried rice with vegetables and egg is one of the most popular dishes in the world.

Did You Know? Rice has been grown by humans for at least 9,000 years, making it one of the oldest cultivated crops! More than half of the world's population eats rice as their main food every single day. One rice plant produces between 3,000 and 5,000 individual grains, and a single cup of rice contains about 10,000 grains.