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How to pronounce paddy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms paddy field, rice paddy
Type of field
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Synonyms mick, mickey
Type of irishman
Type Words
Type of rice

Examples of paddy

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Paddy is a social worker, at one of the more pointy ends of the social spectrum.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Paddy Harrington, creative director of Bruce Mau Design, takes an opposing view.
From the washingtonpost.com
Lisu subsistence was based on paddy fields, mountain rice, fruit and vegetables.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Paddy Wallace was playing some of his best rugby at 12 before his thumb surgery.
From the guardian.co.uk
The paddy fields are irrigated by fast-flowing streams descending from the Alps.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The cops picked up the mother and the daughter and put them in the paddy wagon.
From the news-journalonline.com
Pollutants from such farms have leaked into paddy fields, damaging rice harvests.
From the economist.com
Paddy Power has installed Heart as a $3.50 favourite to win the race for Beckham.
From the couriermail.com.au
A farmer sprays pesticide over rice paddy at a farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
  • An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
  • Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
  • Paddy (Pigeon number NPS.43.9451) was an Irish carrier pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal after being the first pigeon to arrive back in England with news of the success of the D-Day invasion, out of hundreds dispatched. ...
  • A steam shovel is a large steam-powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel or excavator. ...
  • Designation given to Can Tho / Binh Thuy CRP
  • Name for rice while it is still green or in its dry state before the husks are beaten off.
  • 1. (cap.) nickname for an Irishman. 2. an angry rage or fit of temper.
  • As in rice paddy comes from a Malay word for uncut rice.