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Definition of basmati noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

basmati

noun

/bæsˈmæti/,

/bæzˈmæti/

/bæsˈmæti/,

/bæzˈmæti/

(also basmati rice)

[uncountable]

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a type of rice with long grains and a pleasant taste
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Basmati is used before these nouns:
rice
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Word Originfrom Hindi bāsmatī, literally ‘fragrant’.

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