arroz

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

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. Doublet of rice.

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

Asturian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arroz f (plural arroces)

1. rice

Basque

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روزder.

Spanish arrozbor.

Basque 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.

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 (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arroz	arroza	arrozak
ergative	arrozek	arrozak	arrozek
dative	arrozi	arrozari	arrozei
genitive	arrozen	arrozaren	arrozen
comitative	arrozekin	arrozarekin	arrozekin
causative	arrozengatik	arrozarengatik	arrozengatik
benefactive	arrozentzat	arrozarentzat	arrozentzat
instrumental	arrozez	arrozaz	arrozez
inessive	arrozetan	arrozean	arrozetan
locative	arrozetako	arrozeko	arrozetako
allative	arrozetara	arrozera	arrozetara
terminative	arrozetaraino	arrozeraino	arrozetaraino
directive	arrozetarantz	arrozerantz	arrozetarantz
destinative	arrozetarako	arrozerako	arrozetarako
ablative	arrozetatik	arrozetik	arrozetatik
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

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrós

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روزbor.

Galician arroz

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /aˈros/ [aˈros]

 

• Rhymes: -oθ

• Rhymes: -oθ
• Rhymes: -os

• 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, 2012–2025
• 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-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روزder.

Ladino arroz

Inherited from Old Spanish arroz.

Pronunciation

Arroz

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

Noun

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

Portuguese

Arroz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روزbor.

Portuguese arroz

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

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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• 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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)

Andalusian Arabic روزder.

Spanish arroz

Inherited from Old Spanish arroz.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oθ
• Rhymes: -os
• 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 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 caldoso
• arroz con cosas
• arroz con leche
• arroz con pollo
• arroz rojo
• arroz tres delicias
• arrozal
• leche de arroz
• pasarse el arroz
• pastel 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10