paddy

[US]/'pædɪ/
[UK]/'pædi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.rice field (plural paddies)
[Slang] Irish person
Nickname for Patrick and Patricia.

Phrases & Collocations

paddy field

paddy rice

paddy cultivation

paddy crop

paddy farming

paddy soil

rice paddy

Example Sentences

walking through the paddy fields

irrigating the paddy fields

frogs in the paddy fields

beautiful scenery of paddy terraces

Real-world Examples

China is the earliest country to plant rice paddies.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

Paddy, please. It's called the Canadian Express...

Source: Selected Romantic Wolves of the Jungle

Paddy, please. We've toured it many times.

Source: Selected Romantic Wolves of the Jungle

Paddy, what is wrong with you?

Source: Selected Romantic Wolves of the Jungle

They go to the rice paddies.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

After 30 days, we flood the paddy field.

Source: Gourmet Base

Paddy went out into the woods.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

Paddy's Plaice in Criccieth: " Need help."

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Then he came back to Paddy.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

Some 7,000 years ago, rice paddy was grown in the Yangtze River areas.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

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