le

masculine

/ʁi/

#2609 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

rice

Word origin

From Italian riso, from Latin oryza, itself borrowed from Greek oruza. The grain and its name travelled west from Asia together.

Origin: Greek
Root: oruza
English cognates: rice, risotto

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrizirregular

Examples

The rice will be ready in twenty minutes.

She made chicken with white rice.

tous .

I eat rice nearly every day.

There is a little rice left in the dish.

Chine.

This rice comes from China.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

riz: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "riz" (rice): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 53.