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dirty rice

dirty rice noun: a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets.

dirty rice: a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets
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Noun

dirty rice (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets.

Origin of dirty rice

The extra ingredients give the rice a dirty appearance.

Questions about dirty rice

What does dirty rice mean?
Dirty rice means a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets.
What part of speech is dirty rice?
Dirty rice is a noun.

Words near dirty rice in the dictionary

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  2. dirty power
  3. dirty protest
  4. dirty protests
  5. dirty realism
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  8. dirty rushed
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