arroz

See also: Arroz

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Spanish arroz

Spanish arrozbor.

English arroz

Borrowed from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš. Doublet of rice.

The initial vowel of the Spanish and English words is because the specific Arabic eymon is either the definite form ar-rawz/ar-ruzz or the variant form أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /aˈɹɒs/, /aˈɹɒθ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈɹoʊs/, /ɑ-/, /-ˈɹɔs/, /-ˈɹɔθ/, /-ˈɹoʊθ/, /-ˈɹoʊz/

Noun

arroz (plural arrozes or arroces)

1. (cooking) Any Spanish rice-based dish.
   • 2015, The Rough Guide to Spain:

     Reliable, traditional bar-restaurant for dishes of the sierra including […] arrozes (rice dishes).

Related terms

• arroz caldo
• arroz con pollo

References

• “arroz”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “arroz”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]
• Rhymes: -oθ
• Syllabification: a‧rroz

Noun

arroz f (plural arroces)

1. rice

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “arroz”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “arroz”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Basque

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Spanish arroz

Spanish arrozbor.

Basque arroz

Borrowed from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aros̻/ [a.ros̻]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /aros̻/ [a.ros̻]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /aros̺/ [a.ros̺]

 

• Rhymes: -aros̻, -os̻

• Rhymes: -aros̻, -os̻
• Rhymes: -aros̺, -os̺

• Hyphenation: a‧rroz

Noun

arroz inan

1. rice

Declension

Declension of arroz (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	arroz	arroza	arrozak	arrozok
ergative	arrozek	arrozak	arrozek	arrozok
dative	arrozi	arrozari	arrozei	arrozoi
genitive	arrozen	arrozaren	arrozen	arrozon
comitative	arrozekin	arrozarekin	arrozekin	arrozokin
causative	arrozengatik	arrozarengatik	arrozengatik	arrozongatik
benefactive	arrozentzat	arrozarentzat	arrozentzat	arrozontzat
instrumental	arrozez	arrozaz	arrozez	arrozotaz
inessive	arrozetan	arrozean	arrozetan	arrozotan
locative	arrozetako	arrozeko	arrozetako	arrozotako
allative	arrozetara	arrozera	arrozetara	arrozotara
terminative	arrozetaraino	arrozeraino	arrozetaraino	arrozotaraino
directive	arrozetarantz	arrozerantz	arrozetarantz	arrozotarantz
destinative	arrozetarako	arrozerako	arrozetarako	arrozotarako
ablative	arrozetatik	arrozetik	arrozetatik	arrozotatik
partitive	arrozik	—	—	—
prolative	arroztzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• arroz-esne
• arroz-zahi

Further reading

• “arroz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “arroz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish arroz (“rice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈros/, [aˈros]
• Hyphenation: a‧rroz

Noun

arróz

1. uncooked rice

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrós

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Galician-Portuguese arroz

Galician arroz

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈrɔθ/ [aˈrɔθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aˈrɔθ/ [aˈrɔθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /aˈrɔs/ [aˈrɔs]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔθ

• Rhymes: -ɔθ
• Rhymes: -ɔs

• Hyphenation: a‧rroz

Noun

arroz m (plural arroces)

1. (uncountable) rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)
2. rice (specific variety of rice)

   Gran caldeiro de arroz con leite e outras miudenzas.

   Large cauldron of rice with milk and other offal.

3. (uncountable) rice (the seeds of this cereal)

Further reading

• “arroz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “arroz”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arroz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Ladino

Alternative forms

• aroz (Aki Yerushalayim, French and Turkish orthography spellings in non-trilled rhotic dialects)
• ארוז (Hebrew orthography spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Spanish arroz

Ladino arroz

Inherited from Old Spanish arroz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈroz/
• IPA^(key): /a.ˈɾoz/ (non-trilled rhotic dialects)

Noun

Arroz

arroz m (plural arrozes)

1. (uncountable) rice (Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food)
2. rice (a specific variety of this plant)
3. (uncountable) rice (the seeds of this plant used as food)

   Ayde pashá, mércame un kiló de arroz.

   Come on dear (boy), buy me one kilo of rice.

   A mí me plaze muncho comer arroz.

   I like a lot eating rice.

4. (Salóniko) a plate of rice

Derived terms

• arroz cocho
• arroz con leche
• arroz crudo
• arroz de boda
• arroz pisado
• arroz tané
• arrozal
• arrozico

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aroz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Galician-Portuguese arroz

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš. Cognate with Old Spanish arroz.

Noun

arroz m (uncountable)

1. rice

Descendants

• Fala: arró
• Galician: arroz
• Portuguese: arroz
  • → Kaingang: aronh
  • → Kariri: arrossú

References

• VPM, “arroz”

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese arroz.

Noun

arroz m (usually uncountable)

1. rice

Descendants

• Ladino: arroz, ארוז
• Spanish: arroz
  • → English: arroz
  • → Navajo: alóós
  • → Ye'kwana: ado

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “arroz”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 52

Portuguese

Arroz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Galician-Portuguese arroz

Portuguese arroz

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)s/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)s/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)ʃ/ [aˈχo(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁoʃ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -os, -ojs, -oʃ
• Hyphenation: ar‧roz

Noun

arroz m (plural arrozes)

1. (uncountable) rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)
2. rice (specific variety of rice)
3. (uncountable) rice (the seeds of this cereal)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:arroz.

Coordinate terms

• (Cereals) cereal; arroz, aveia, centeio, cevada, fónio / fônio, milhete / milheto, milho, sorgo, trigo, triticale

Derived terms

• arroz carolino
• arroz carreteiro
• arroz de auçá
• arroz de cuxá
• arroz de festa
• arroz de leite
• arroz do brejo
• arroz miúdo do Peru
• arroz-agulha
• arroz-bravo
• arroz-de-espinho
• arroz-de-rato
• arroz-de-telhado / arroz-dos-telhados
• arroz-doce
• arrozal
• arrozeira
• arrozeiro
• arrozinho (diminutive)
• feijão com arroz
• outra vez arroz

Related terms

• rizícola
• rizicultor
• rizicultura
• riziforme

Descendants

• → Kaingang: aronh
• → Kariri: arrossú

Further reading

• “arroz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arroz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš

Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.

Old Spanish arroz

Spanish arroz

Inherited from Old Spanish arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aˈros/ [aˈros] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧rroz

Noun

arroz m (plural arroces)

1. rice (cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food)
2. rice (the seeds of this plant used as food)

Hyponyms

• arroz a la cubana
• arroz basmati
• arroz cantonés
• arroz chaufa
• arroz frito (“fried rice”)
• arroz integral (“brown rice”)
• arroz negro
• arroz tres delicias
• arroz yamaní

Derived terms

• arrocera
• arrocería
• arrocero
• arroz a banda
• arroz caldoso
• arroz con cosas
• arroz con leche
• arroz con mango
• arroz con pollo
• arroz rojo
• arroz tres delicias
• arrozal
• leche de arroz
• pasarse el arroz
• pastel de arroz
• polvo de arroz
• que si quieres arroz, Catalina
• vaporera de arroz (“rice cooker”) (Spain)
• vaporera para arroz (“rice cooker”) (Mexico)

Descendants

• → English: arroz
• → Navajo: alóós
• → Ye'kwana: ado

Further reading

• “arroz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025