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rice meaning in Punjabi

ਚਾਵਲ cāval

/ɹaɪs/

rice in Punjabi: ਚਾਵਲ (cāval), ਚੌਲ (caul), چول (pnb), ਜੀਰੀ (jīrī). In English, rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Punjabi words for rice

seeds used as food
ਚਾਵਲ cāval, ਚੌਲ caul, چول pnb
plants
ਜੀਰੀ jīrī, ਮੁੰਜੀ muñjī

English meaning of rice

  1. noun Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  2. noun A specific variety of this plant.
  3. noun The seeds of this plant used as food.
  4. noun The seeds of wild rice, used as food.

Full definition of rice

rice in a sentence

  • This is my first rice!

rice in other languages

Questions about rice in Punjabi

What is the meaning of rice in Punjabi?
Rice in Punjabi is ਚਾਵਲ (cāval), ਚੌਲ (caul), چول (pnb), ਜੀਰੀ (jīrī).
rice ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Rice: ਚਾਵਲ (cāval), ਚੌਲ (caul), چول (pnb), ਜੀਰੀ (jīrī).
What does rice mean in English?
Rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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