arroz

Asturian

Noun

arroz f (plural arroces)

1. rice

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Galician

Alternative forms

• arrós

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز (ar-rawz), from Arabic أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz, “rice”), from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza, “rice”), of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈros/

Noun

arroz m (plural arroces)

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

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Ladino

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic أرز (arráwz), from Arabic أَرُّزّ (ʔarruzz), from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza); see there for more.

Pronunciation

Arroz

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

Noun

arroz m (Latin spelling, 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 paşá, 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

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Portuguese

Arroz

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز (ar-rawz), from Arabic أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz, “rice”), from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza, “rice”), of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈʁo(j)s/, /a.ˈʁo(j)ʃ/
• IPA^(key): /a.ˈho(j)s/, /a.ˈʀo(j)s/
• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈʁoʃ/

• Audio:

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• 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, fonio, milhete/milheto, milho, sorgo, trigo, triticale

Derived terms

• arroz-agulha
• arroz-bravo
• arroz carreteiro
• arroz de auçá
• arroz de cuxá

• arroz-de-espinho
• arroz de festa
• arroz-de-leite
• arroz-de-rato
• arroz-de-telhado

• arroz do brejo
• arroz-doce
• arroz miúdo do Peru
• feijão-com-arroz

Related terms

• arrozal
• arrozeiro
• rizícola

• rizicultor
• rizicultura
• riziforme

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوز (arráwz), from Arabic أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈros/ [aˈros]

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)

Derived terms

• arrocera
• arrocería
• arrocero
• arroz con leche
• arroz con pollo
• arroz integral
• arroz negro
• arroz rojo
• arroz tres delicias
• arrozal
• pasarse el arroz
• que si quieres arroz, Catalina
• vaporera de arroz (“rice cooker”) (Spain)
• vaporera para arroz (“rice cooker”) (Mexico)

 

Further reading

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