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PADDY

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 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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