rizoma

See also: rizóma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [riˈzu.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [riˈzo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [riˈzo.ma]

Noun

rizoma m (plural rizomes)

1. rhizome

Derived terms

• rizomàtic
• rizomatós

Further reading

• “rizoma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “rizoma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “rizoma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rizoma”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Noun

rizoma m (plural rizomas)

1. rhizome

Further reading

• “rizoma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzõ.mɐ/ [hiˈzõ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzõ.mɐ/ [hiˈzõ.mɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzõ.mɐ/ [χiˈzõ.mɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzo.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ri‧zo‧ma

Noun

rizoma m (plural rizomas)

1. rhizome

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma, “root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈθoma/ [riˈθo.ma] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /riˈsoma/ [riˈso.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: ri‧zo‧ma

Noun

rizoma m (plural rizomas)

1. rhizome

Further reading

• “rizoma”, 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