arroz
English
Etymology
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.Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#ARROZCategory:English terms derived from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#ARROZCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#ARROZCategory:English terms derived from Arabic#ARROZCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARROZCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:English entries with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:English entries with etymology texts#ARROZ Doublet of riceCategory:English doublets#ARROZ.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /aˈɹɒs/, /aˈɹɒθ/Category:English 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:English 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹoʊs/, /ɑ-/, /-ˈɹɔs/, /-ˈɹɔθ/, /-ˈɹoʊθ/, /-ˈɹoʊz/Category:English 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
Noun
arroz (plural arrozes or arroces)Category:English lemmas#ARROZCategory:English nouns#ARROZCategory:English countable nouns#ARROZCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#ARROZCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
- (cookingCategory:en:Cooking#ARROZ) Any Spanish rice-based dish.
- 2015, The Rough Guide to Spain:
- Reliable, traditional bar-restaurant for dishes of the sierra including […] arrozes (rice dishes).Category:English terms with quotations#ARROZ
Related terms
References
- “arroz”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “arroz”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]Category:Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- Rhymes: -oθCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/oθ#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/oθ/2 syllables#ARROZ
- Syllabification: a‧rroz
Noun
arroz f (plural arroces)Category:Asturian lemmas#ARROZCategory:Asturian nouns#ARROZCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Asturian feminine nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
Further reading
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “arroz”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
- “arroz”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Basque
Etymology
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.
Category:Basque terms derived from Arabic#ARROZCategory:Basque terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARROZCategory:Basque terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Basque terms borrowed from Spanish#ARROZCategory:Basque terms derived from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:Basque terms derived from Proto-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Basque terms derived from Spanish#ARROZCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Basque entries with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Basque entries with etymology texts#ARROZPronunciation
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /aros̻/ [a.ros̻]Category:Basque 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /aros̺/ [a.ros̺]Category:Basque 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- Rhymes: -aros̻, -os̻Category:Rhymes:Basque/aros̻#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/aros̻/2 syllables#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/os̻#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/os̻/2 syllables#ARROZ
- Rhymes: -aros̺, -os̺Category:Rhymes:Basque/aros̺#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/aros̺/2 syllables#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/os̺#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Basque/os̺/2 syllables#ARROZ
- Hyphenation: a‧rroz
Noun
arroz inanCategory:Basque lemmas#ARROZCategory:Basque nouns#ARROZCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Basque inanimate nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arroz | arroza | arrozak | arrozok |
| ergative | arrozek | arrozak | arrozek | arrozok |
| dative | arrozi | arrozari | arrozei | arrozoi |
| genitive | arrozen | arrozaren | arrozen | arrozon |
| comitative | arrozekin | arrozarekin | arrozekin | arrozokin |
| causative | arrozengatik | arrozarengatik | arrozengatik | arrozongatik |
| benefactive | arrozentzat | arrozarentzat | arrozentzat | arrozontzat |
| instrumental | arrozez | arrozaz | arrozez | arrozotaz |
| inessive | arrozetan | arrozean | arrozetan | arrozotan |
| locative | arrozetako | arrozeko | arrozetako | arrozotako |
| allative | arrozetara | arrozera | arrozetara | arrozotara |
| terminative | arrozetaraino | arrozeraino | arrozetaraino | arrozotaraino |
| directive | arrozetarantz | arrozerantz | arrozetarantz | arrozotarantz |
| destinative | arrozetarako | arrozerako | arrozetarako | arrozotarako |
| ablative | arrozetatik | arrozetik | arrozetatik | arrozotatik |
| partitive | arrozik | — | — | — |
| prolative | arroztzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
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
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from SpanishCategory:Chavacano terms inherited from Spanish#ARROZCategory:Chavacano terms derived from Spanish#ARROZ arroz (“rice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈros/, [aˈros]Category:Chavacano terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- Hyphenation: a‧rroz
Noun
arrózCategory:Chavacano lemmas#ARROZCategory:Chavacano nouns#ARROZCategory:Chavacano entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed 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.
Category:Galician terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARROZCategory:Galician terms derived from Arabic#ARROZCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:Galician terms derived from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:Galician terms derived from Proto-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Galician entries with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Galician entries with etymology texts#ARROZPronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- IPA(key): (seseo) /aˈros/ [aˈros]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- Hyphenation: a‧rroz
Noun
arroz m (plural arroces)Category:Galician lemmas#ARROZCategory:Galician nouns#ARROZCategory:Galician countable nouns#ARROZCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Galician masculine nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
- (uncountableCategory:Galician uncountable nouns#ARROZ) 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.
- (uncountableCategory:Galician uncountable nouns#ARROZ) rice (the seeds of this cereal)
Further reading
- “arroz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Old SpanishCategory:Ladino terms inherited from Old Spanish#ARROZCategory:Ladino terms derived from Old Spanish#ARROZ arroz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ˈroz/Category:Ladino terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- IPA(key): /a.ˈɾoz/Category:Ladino terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ (non-trilled rhotic dialects)
Noun

arroz m (plural arrozes)Category:Ladino lemmas#ARROZCategory:Ladino nouns#ARROZCategory:Ladino nouns in Latin script#ARROZCategory:Ladino entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Ladino masculine nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
- (uncountableCategory:Ladino uncountable nouns#ARROZ) rice (Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food)
- rice (a specific variety of this plant)
- (uncountableCategory:Ladino uncountable nouns#ARROZ) 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
Category:lad:Foods#ARROZCategory:lad:Plants#ARROZ Category:Ladino nouns in Aki Yerushalayim orthography#ARROZCategory:Ladino nouns in French orthography#ARROZCategory:Ladino nouns in Turkish orthography#ARROZCategory:Ladino nouns in United Orthography#ARROZPortuguese
Etymology
Borrowed 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.
Category:Portuguese terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Arabic#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Andalusian Arabic#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARROZCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Portuguese entries with etymology trees#ARROZCategory:Portuguese entries with etymology texts#ARROZPronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʁo(j)s/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)s]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈʁo(j)ʃ/ [aˈχo(ɪ̯)ʃ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#ARROZAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧roz
Noun
arroz m (plural arrozes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ARROZCategory:Portuguese nouns#ARROZCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#ARROZCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
- (uncountableCategory:Portuguese uncountable nouns#ARROZ) rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)
- rice (specific variety of rice)
- (uncountableCategory:Portuguese uncountable nouns#ARROZ) rice (the seeds of this cereal)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:arroz.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “arroz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “arroz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old SpanishCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish#ARROZCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish#ARROZ arroz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈroθ/ [aˈroθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
- IPA(key): /aˈros/ [aˈros] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ARROZCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ARROZ
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#ARROZAudio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Rhymes:Spanish/oθ#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oθ/2 syllables#ARROZ
- Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Rhymes:Spanish/os#ARROZCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/os/2 syllables#ARROZ
- Syllabification: a‧rroz
Noun
arroz m (plural arroces)Category:Spanish lemmas#ARROZCategory:Spanish nouns#ARROZCategory:Spanish countable nouns#ARROZCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ARROZCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ARROZCategory:Pages with entries#ARROZCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ARROZ
- rice (cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food)
- 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 a banda
- arroz caldoso
- arroz con cosas
- arroz con leche
- arroz con mango
- arroz con pollo
- arroz rojo
- arroz tres delicias
- arrozal
- leche de arroz
- pasarse el arroz
- pastel de arroz
- polvo de arroz
- que si quieres arroz, Catalina
- vaporera de arroz (“rice cooker”) (Spain)
- vaporera para arroz (“rice cooker”) (Mexico)
Descendants
Further reading
- “arroz”, 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
