arroz
Meaning
- (masculine,uncountable) rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)
- (masculine) rice (specific variety of rice)
- (masculine,uncountable) rice (the seeds of this cereal)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ar‧roz
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈʁo(j)s/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder. Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor. Arabic رُزّ (ruzz) Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz) Andalusian Arabic روزbor. Portuguese arrozBorrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
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