Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rice bowl

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
rice bowl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.

noun

A region that produces abundant rice.

noun

A dish (typically eaten from a bowl) of which rice is a primary ingredient, such as donburi.

noun

A person's livelihood or source of income.

noun

A jealously defended institutional resource such as a program, project, or budget.

Slang

Etymology

From rice + bowl.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rice bowls (plural)

Phrases

iron rice bowl Rice Bowl of the Philippines

Frequently Paired Words

breadbasket granary

Questions

What does rice bowl mean?
A small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.
Where does rice bowl come from?
From rice + bowl.

How to pronounce rice bowl

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