Icelandic

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Etymology

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From hrís (rice) +‎ grjón (grain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːsˌkrjouːn/

Noun

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hrísgrjón n (genitive singular hrísgrjóns, nominative plural hrísgrjón)

  1. a grain of rice
  2. (in the plural) rice
  3. (ethnic slur) an East Asian person

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