paddy field

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpædiˌfild/, [ˈpæɾiˌfild]

Noun

paddy field (plural paddy fields)

1. (agriculture) A flooded field where rice is grown.
   • 1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:

     On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.

Derived terms

• paddyfields crab

Translations

field where rice is grown — see paddy

See also

• paddy
• rice paddy