paddy
[ˈpʰæɾi]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Example Sentences
- "Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.”"
- "Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets[…]"
- "Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.'"
- "Now, now, we are getting very paddy today, aren't we John?"
- "throw a paddy etc."
- "I like the story of the Emperor Frederick who got into a paddy with his cook, and shouted: 'I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings.'"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈpʰæɾi]