Meaning

1 senses
  1. (offensive, slang, sometimes)An Irish person.

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

Examples

12 sentences
  1. There are lots of rice paddies in this area.

  2. Since there are rice paddies near my house, I often hear frogs croaking all night long this time of year.

    ruИз-за того, что рядом с моим домом есть рисовые поля, я в это время года часто всю ночь слышу лягушачье кваканье. — Wezel

    deWegen der Reisfelder in der Nähe meines Hauses kann ich zu dieser Jahreszeit oft die ganze Nacht lang die Frösche quaken hören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. This paddy can be reaped already.

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  4. That fallow paddy field does not yield anymore.

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  5. Tom planted the rice seedlings in the rice paddy.

Origin

From Irish Pád(raig) (“Patrick”) + English -y.

From Irish Pád(raig) (“Patrick”) + English -y.

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Forms

plural: Paddies
SingularPaddy
PluralPaddies

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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