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rice bowl

rice bowl noun: a small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.

rice bowl: a small bowl from which rice is typically eaten
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Noun

rice bowl (plural rice bowls)

  1. A small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.
  2. (figuratively) A region that produces abundant rice.
  3. A dish (typically eaten from a bowl) of which rice is a primary ingredient, such as donburi.
  4. (figuratively) A person's livelihood or source of income.
  5. (slang) A jealously defended institutional resource such as a program, project, or budget.

Forms of rice bowl

pluralrice bowls

Origin of rice bowl

From rice + bowl.

Words formed from rice bowl

Questions about rice bowl

What does rice bowl mean?
Rice bowl means a small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.
What part of speech is rice bowl?
Rice bowl is a noun.
What is the plural of rice bowl?
The plural of rice bowl is rice bowls.

Words near rice bowl in the dictionary

  1. rice beer
  2. rice beers
  3. rice biscuit
  4. rice biscuits
  5. rice blast
  6. rice bowl
  7. Rice Bowl of the Philippines
  8. rice bowls
  9. rice box
  10. rice boxes
  11. Rice Bubbles

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