Usually means: Aromatic long-grain rice variety.
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  1. basmati: Merriam-Webster
  2. basmati: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. basmati: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Basmati, basmati: Wordnik
  5. basmati (rice): Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. basmati: Wiktionary
  7. basmati: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. basmati: Dictionary.com
  9. Basmati: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Basmati: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.

Similar:
biryani, Patna rice, converted rice, zarda, sticky rice, pilaf, moori, bhelpuri, oily rice, pilaff, more...

Opposite:
Non-basmati, regular rice, common rice, ordinary rice

Phrases:
basmati rice, basmati rices, Basmati Blues, more...

Adjectives:
brown, non, white, indian, traditional

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Similar:
biryani, Patna rice, converted rice, zarda, sticky rice, pilaf, moori, bhelpuri, oily rice, pilaff, more...

Opposite:
Non-basmati, regular rice, common rice, ordinary rice

Phrases:
basmati rice, basmati rices, Basmati Blues, more...

Adjectives:
brown, non, white, indian, traditional



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