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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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The train zips through verdant farmland and swampy rice paddies and into the darkness of mountain tunnels.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Image Refugee children rushed to collect relief goods tossed from an Australian military helicopter into a rice paddy in Lampaya.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The most memorable include island hopping and swimming in turquoise waters in Thailand and chasing waterfalls and running through rice paddies in Bali, with my own private guide.
—Helen Zhao, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The species can be found in paddy fields, forests, wetlands and gardens.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The train zips through verdant farmland and swampy rice paddies and into the darkness of mountain tunnels.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Image Refugee children rushed to collect relief goods tossed from an Australian military helicopter into a rice paddy in Lampaya.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The most memorable include island hopping and swimming in turquoise waters in Thailand and chasing waterfalls and running through rice paddies in Bali, with my own private guide.
—Helen Zhao, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Paddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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