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rich adjective ( FOOD )

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Definition

If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs or cream
This chocolate mousse is too rich for me.

(Definition of rich adjective (FOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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