basmati

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/bæzˈmɑːti/(UK)
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/bæzˈmɑːti/(UK) · /bæzˈmæti/(UK) · /bɑːzˈmɑːti/(UK) · /bɑːzˈməti/(UK) · /bɑːsˈməti/(UK) · /ˌbɑzˈmɑti/(US) · /ˌbɑs-/(US) · /ˌbæz-/(US) · /ˌbæs-/(US) · /-ˈmæti/(US)

Definition of basmati

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
    “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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Etymology

From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”).

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