| 释义 |
bas·ma·ti rice
noun
also bas·ma·ti \ˌbäzˈmäd.ē, -tē also ˌbaz-\
(-s)
Etymology: Hindi bāsmatī, literally, something fragrant, from bās odor, stench (from Sanskrit vāsa perfume) + -matī possessing, from Sanskrit, feminine of -mant-, -mān, by-form of -vān; akin to Greek -ent-, -eis possessing, Hittite -want-
: a cultivated aromatic long grain rice originating in southern Asia |