Glutinous
adjective
Sticky, like glue.
The glutinous dough stuck to the table.
Often appears as...
- glutinous rice
- glutinous mixture
adjective
Related to or made from certain types of Asian rice that are very sticky when cooked.
He enjoyed a dish of glutinous rice with mango.
Often appears as...
- glutinous rice
- glutinous rice cake
Usage tips
Culinary
adjective
Sticky, like glue.
The glutinous dough stuck to the table.
Often appears as...
- glutinous rice
- glutinous mixture
adjective
Related to or made from certain types of Asian rice that are very sticky when cooked.
He enjoyed a dish of glutinous rice with mango.
Often appears as...
- glutinous rice
- glutinous rice cake
Usage tips
Culinary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Metaphor
Used metaphorically to describe something very sticky or cohesive.
Her hands were covered in a glutinous mess after art class.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Can imply an unpleasant, excessive stickiness.
I found the glutinous table surface quite unappealing.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Descriptions
Great for vividly describing textures in both food and non-food items.
The spider web was deceptively fragile yet glutinous.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Metaphor
Used metaphorically to describe something very sticky or cohesive.
Her hands were covered in a glutinous mess after art class.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Can imply an unpleasant, excessive stickiness.
I found the glutinous table surface quite unappealing.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Descriptions
Great for vividly describing textures in both food and non-food items.
The spider web was deceptively fragile yet glutinous.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Metaphor
Used metaphorically to describe something very sticky or cohesive.
Her hands were covered in a glutinous mess after art class.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Can imply an unpleasant, excessive stickiness.
I found the glutinous table surface quite unappealing.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Descriptions
Great for vividly describing textures in both food and non-food items.
The spider web was deceptively fragile yet glutinous.
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Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
its entire body is covered in a thick and noxious slime it's so glutinous that once their jaws are in they can't get them out other ants seem to give a helping hand
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
its entire body is covered in a thick and noxious slime it's so glutinous that once their jaws are in they can't get them out other ants seem to give a helping hand
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Robert Winston
British Scientist
I remember eating in school in the years after the Second World War. Most of my friends had miserable portions of Spam with an inedible, glutinous pudding served in containers we called 'coffins.' As a vegetarian, I had a lump of loathsome cheese and some bread.
Quote examples
Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
The first thing I do whenever I go to Thailand is seek out the closest restaurant or stall selling mango-and-sticky rice: it's a little hillock of glutinous rice drenched in lashings of coconut milk and served with fresh mango.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It's a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you'll often come across it cooked with water, coconut milk and a pandan leaf.
Quote examples
Robert Winston
British Scientist
I remember eating in school in the years after the Second World War. Most of my friends had miserable portions of Spam with an inedible, glutinous pudding served in containers we called 'coffins.' As a vegetarian, I had a lump of loathsome cheese and some bread.
Quote examples
Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
The first thing I do whenever I go to Thailand is seek out the closest restaurant or stall selling mango-and-sticky rice: it's a little hillock of glutinous rice drenched in lashings of coconut milk and served with fresh mango.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It's a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you'll often come across it cooked with water, coconut milk and a pandan leaf.
Example 1 of 3
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