1. plural of paddy; flooded fields where rice is grown

Examples

• The farmers flooded their paddies in preparation for planting rice.
• Water buffalo worked in the muddy paddies throughout the day.
• The green paddies stretched across the valley like a patchwork quilt.
• Tourists took photos of the terraced paddies on the mountainside.
• The paddies were drained before the rice harvest began.
• Birds gathered in the shallow water of the paddies to feed.