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rice and peas

Syllables: rice·and·peas/ˈraɪs ən(d)ˈpiːz/

rice and peas noun: a West Indian dish of rice and most commonly kidney beans.

rice and peas: a West Indian dish of rice and most commonly kidney beans
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Noun

rice and peas (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) A West Indian dish of rice and most commonly kidney beans.
    Synonyms:
    peas and rice

Synonyms of rice and peas

Forms of rice and peas

alternative formrice an' peas

Origin of rice and peas

From rice + and + peas.

Questions about rice and peas

What does rice and peas mean?
Rice and peas means a West Indian dish of rice and most commonly kidney beans.
What part of speech is rice and peas?
Rice and peas is a noun.
How do you pronounce rice and peas?
Rice and peas is pronounced /ˈraɪs ən(d)ˈpiːz/.

Words near rice and peas in the dictionary

  1. Riccobonos
  2. Riccos
  3. rice
  4. rice and beans
  5. rice and chessboard problem
  6. rice and peas
  7. rice bag
  8. rice bags
  9. rice ball
  10. rice balls
  11. rice bean

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