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Noun: paddy  pa-dee
  1. An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
    "The farmers worked long hours in the paddy fields";
    - paddy field, rice paddy
     
  2. Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
    "The farmers waded through the flooded paddy fields during the harvest"
Noun: Paddy  pa-dee
Usage: offensive
  1. (ethnic slur) a person of Irish descent

Derived forms: Paddies, paddies

Type of: field, Irishman, rice

Encyclopedia: Paddy, the Next Best Thing