dirty rice

noun

: a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets

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Is there anything a heaping scoop of dirty rice doesn't go with? Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026 The sides include the usual slaw, beans and salad plus a stellar dirty rice, green beans, corn or hush puppies. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025 The rest of the menu can similarly be described as Southern with a swerve, from chicken wings stuffed with dirty rice to pimento cheese with puffy fish skin chips and trout roe. Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dirty rice

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dirty rice was in 1949

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“Dirty rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20rice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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dirty rice

noun
: a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets
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