English Explanatory Dictionary

arroz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any Spanish rice-based dish.

name

A surname from Portuguese

Pronunciation

/aˈɹɒs/ /aˈɹɒθ/ /əˈɹoʊs/ /ɑ-/ /-ˈɹɔs/ /-ˈɹɔθ/ /-ˈɹoʊθ/ /-ˈɹoʊz/

Word forms

arroz arrozes arroces Arrozs

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 روزder. Spanish arrozbor. English arroz Borrowed from Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic روز, 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.

Related words

arroz caldo arroz con pollo

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