basmati
nounUK /bæzˈmɑːti/ · US /ˌbɑzˈmɑti/
Etymology From Hindi बासमती (bāsmatī, literally “fragrant”).
1
A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
- Diwaniya is the capital of the almost completely Shiite farming province of Qadisiya, known for its marshy fields where farmers grow aromatic ambar rice, similar to India’s basmati.2007 June 21, Alissa J. Rubin, “Shiite Rivalries Slash at a Once Calm Iraqi City”, in New York Times: