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    PADDY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the fieldplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("paddy" is a kind of...):

    rice (grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grownplay

    Synonyms:

    paddy; paddy field; rice paddy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("paddy" is a kind of...):

    field (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descentplay

    Synonyms:

    Mick; Mickey; Paddy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Paddy" is a kind of...):

    Irishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland)

    Domain usage:

    depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

    ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)

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