Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From rizo or from erizar. Perhaps partly an adaptation of Italian arricciare; compare also Portuguese riçar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /riˈθaɾ/ [riˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /riˈsaɾ/ [riˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ri‧zar

Verb edit

rizar (first-person singular present rizo, first-person singular preterite ricé, past participle rizado)

  1. (transitive) to curl, crinkle, crisp

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