rice paper

noun

1
: a thin papery material made from the pith of a small Asian tree or shrub (Tetrapanax papyriferum) of the ginseng family
also : a thin paper made from various usually Asian plants (such as the paper mulberry)
2
: a paper-thin sheet of dough made from rice flour and tapioca that is usually used to wrap a filling (as of minced vegetables or ground meat)
Ground pork, carrots, onions and cellophane noodles are wrapped so that the green vegetables show through the translucent white rice paper.Donna Hilts

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Word History

Etymology

from its resemblance to paper made from rice straw

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rice paper was in 1810

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“Rice paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rice%20paper. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

rice paper

noun
: a thin papery material made from the spongy inner part of the stem of an Asian shrub or small tree related to the ginseng

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