variants
or less commonly padi
plural paddies also padis
1
: rice
especially
: threshed unmilled rice
2
: wet land in which rice is grown
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
And set among rice paddies near Ella, there's a lovely farm hotel, Kaduruketha, which makes a good base for birdwatching walks in the surrounding jungle.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Sep. 2024
In the Pacific, mats of kelp that breaks free inshore and float in knotted kelp paddies have the same effect as sargassum mats.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead, target these abundant and hungry pelagic fish by trolling in areas with clear water, and focus on floating structure like sargassum and kelp paddies, oil rigs, and even floating ocean debris.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
One of Oshu’s most popular events is an annual festival featuring rice art, made from growing five different varieties of rice to form vast images on the paddies.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
And set among rice paddies near Ella, there's a lovely farm hotel, Kaduruketha, which makes a good base for birdwatching walks in the surrounding jungle.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Sep. 2024
In the Pacific, mats of kelp that breaks free inshore and float in knotted kelp paddies have the same effect as sargassum mats.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead, target these abundant and hungry pelagic fish by trolling in areas with clear water, and focus on floating structure like sargassum and kelp paddies, oil rigs, and even floating ocean debris.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Paddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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