noun, masculine/ʁi/
rice
Related: gâteau de riz, poudre de riz, riz au lait, riz blanc, riz cargo, riz complet, riz étuvé, riz gluant, vin de riz
Inherited from Middle French riz, ris, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). The spelling in -z after the Greek and Latin oryza, adopted in order to distinguish from ris (several senses).