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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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrating birds are taking refuge on California rice paddies
Some 95% of the wetlands in the Central Valley have disappeared as a result of intensive farming and urban development.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
That giant world is impressively dense and visually diverse, with hills dotting the horizon, rice paddy fields stretching into the distance, and huge castles looming over villages.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
The drive to the resort provides a nice overview of Ubud, the closest town to Sayan, which is lined with shops and cafes (and a popular market) just steps from working rice paddies and local Hindu temples and shrines.
—Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At the time, the island was still an agrarian place, where farmers tended rice paddies and raised water buffalos, but the possibility of war was manifest in the landscape.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrating birds are taking refuge on California rice paddies
Some 95% of the wetlands in the Central Valley have disappeared as a result of intensive farming and urban development.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
That giant world is impressively dense and visually diverse, with hills dotting the horizon, rice paddy fields stretching into the distance, and huge castles looming over villages.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
The drive to the resort provides a nice overview of Ubud, the closest town to Sayan, which is lined with shops and cafes (and a popular market) just steps from working rice paddies and local Hindu temples and shrines.
—Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Paddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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