name
Meaning 1
A surname from Portuguese
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
arroz
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /aˈɹɒs/
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UK: /aˈɹɒθ/
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General-American: /əˈɹoʊs/
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General-American: /ɑ-/
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General-American: /-ˈɹɔs/
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General-American: /-ˈɹɔθ/
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General-American: /-ˈɹoʊθ/
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General-American: /-ˈɹoʊz/
noun
Meaning 2
Any Spanish rice-based dish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Portuguese Arroz
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 روز (rawz)bor. Old Spanish arroz Spanish arrozbor. English arroz Borrowed from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), 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. The initial vowel of the Spanish and English words is because the specific Arabic eymon is either the definite form ar-rawz/ar-ruzz or the variant form أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: Arroz — Translations
- Spanish: Arroz — Translations