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Nishiki

Nishiki noun: a variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.

Noun

Nishiki (uncountable)

  1. A variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.
    • […] she always carries back bags of Nishiki in her suitcase […]2003, Beth Hensperger, Julie Kaufmann, The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook, page 89
    • Study 2 was designed to determine the effects of the protein sources (i.e. BSA, CEA, and fish) on nonheme iron availability in the presence of Nishiki rice.2004, Eun Chul Huh, How Meat Enhances Iron Uptake, page 118

Origin of Nishiki

From Japanese 錦.

Questions about Nishiki

What does Nishiki mean?
Nishiki means a variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.
What part of speech is Nishiki?
Nishiki is a noun.

Words near Nishiki in the dictionary

  1. nishi
  2. Nishida
  3. Nishidas
  4. Nishikawa
  5. Nishikawas
  6. Nishiki
  7. Nishikori
  8. Nishikoris
  9. Nishimori
  10. Nishimoris
  11. Nishimoto

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