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Asturian
Noun
arroz f (plural arroces )
rice
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish arroz .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( most dialects ) /aros̻/
IPA (key ) : ( Biscayan ) /aros̺/
Noun
arroz inan
rice
Declension
Declension of arroz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
Derived terms
Further reading
"arroz " in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
“arroz ” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز ( ar-rawz ) , from Arabic أَرُزّ ( ʔaruzz , “ rice ” ) , from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα ( óruza , “ rice ” ) , of Iranian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
arroz m (plural arroces )
( uncountable ) rice ( Oryza sativa , a cereal)
rice ( specific variety of rice )
Gran caldeiro de arroz con leite e outras miudenzas. Large cauldron of rice with milk and other offal.
( uncountable ) rice ( the seeds of this cereal )
Further reading
Ladino
Alternative forms
aroz (Aki Yerushalayim, French and Turkish orthography spellings in non-trilled 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-trilled rhotic dialects )
Noun
arroz m (Latin spelling , plural arrozes )
( uncountable ) rice (Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food)
rice (a specific variety of this plant)
( 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.
(Salóniko ) a plate of rice
Derived terms
Portuguese
Arroz
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز ( ar-rawz ) , from Arabic أَرُزّ ( ʔaruzz , “ rice ” ) , from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα ( óruza , “ rice ” ) , of Iranian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
arroz m (plural arrozes )
( uncountable ) rice ( Oryza sativa , a cereal)
rice ( specific variety of rice )
( uncountable ) rice ( the seeds of this cereal )
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:arroz .
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish , via Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز ( ar-rawz ) , via Arabic أَرُزّ ( ʔaruzz , “ rice ” ) , from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα ( óruza ) , ultimately from Iranian .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( Spain ) /aˈroθ/
IPA (key ) : ( Latin America ) /aˈros/
( Spain ) Rhymes: -oθ
( Latin America ) Rhymes: -os
Syllabification: a‧rroz
Noun
arroz m (plural arroces )
rice ( cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food )
rice ( the seeds of this plant used as food )
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