rice paddy
Noun: A field, typically level and surrounded by small earthen dikes, that is flooded with water and used for cultivating rice.
The term "rice paddy" specifically refers to the agricultural field itself, not the crop. It describes the prepared land where rice plants are grown under flooded conditions. - Farmers were working in the rice paddy from dawn. - The landscape was a patchwork of green rice paddies. - Water management is crucial for a healthy rice paddy.
- "to terrace a hillside into rice paddies": This describes the process of creating flat, stepped fields on a slope for rice cultivation.
- The ancient farmers terraced the mountainside into stunning rice paddies.
- Paddy field: A synonymous term. "Paddy" alone can also refer to this type of field, especially in compounds like "paddy farming."
- Rice field: A more general term that may not always imply the same level of water management as a "paddy."
- Wet field: A descriptive term emphasizing the flooded state.
- Paddy
- Paddy field
- Rice field (context-dependent)
- Paddy dike / bund: The small embankment surrounding a paddy to contain water.
- He walked carefully along the narrow paddy dike.
- Paddy water: The water contained within the paddy field.
- The level of the paddy water must be carefully controlled.
The core meaning is the field used for growing rice under irrigated or flooded conditions. It does not refer to uncooked rice grains (which is simply "rice") or to a harvested state. The word emphasizes the specific agricultural system and physical land preparation.
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an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
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