"basmati" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bæzˈmɑːti/ [UK], /bæzˈmæti/ [UK], /bɑːzˈmɑːti/ [UK], /ˌbɑzˈmɑti/ [US], /ˌbɑs-/ [US], /ˌbæz-/ [US], /ˌbæs-/ [US], /-ˈmæti/ [US] Forms: basmatis [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|बासमती|lit=fragrant|sc=Deva|tr=bāsmatī}} Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} basmati (countable and uncountable, plural basmatis)
  1. A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance. Wikipedia link: basmati Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grains, Oryzeae tribe grasses Synonyms: basmati rice Translations (rice): بَسْمَتِي (basmati) (Arabic), arròs basmati [masculine] (Catalan), 印度香米 (Yìndù xiāngmǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), basmati [masculine] (Dutch), basmatirijst [masculine] (Dutch), basmatio (Esperanto), basmatiriisi (Finnish), basmati (Indonesian), basmati [masculine] (Italian), 바스마티 (baseumati) (Korean), बासमती (bāsamtī) [masculine] (Marathi), basmatiris [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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