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paddy definition

paddy (pad′ē)

noun pl. paddies -·dies

  1. rice in the husk, growing or gathered
  2. rice in general
  3. a rice field

Etymology: Malay padi, rice in the husk

Paddy definition

Paddy (pad′ē)

noun pl. Paddies -·dies

Irishman: a patronizing and formerly derisive term

Etymology: < nickname for Pādraig, Ir form of Patrick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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