rizo

See also: rizó

Esperanto

Etymology

From French riz, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrizo/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ri‧zo

Noun

rizo (accusative singular rizon, plural rizoj, accusative plural rizojn)

1. rice

Derived terms

• rizoplanto

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Spanish

Etymology

Related to or derived from rizar, from erizar. Compare Portuguese riço, Italian riccio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iθo

Noun

rizo m (plural rizos)

1. curl, lock (of hair)
2. (cosmetics) a highlight

Derived terms

• nudo de rizo
• rizar el rizo

 

Related terms

• erizo

Verb

rizo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rizar

Further reading

• “rizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014