arroz
/əˈɹoʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.08 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from Portuguese
Example Sentences
Etymology
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Arroz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈɹoʊs/
- British English: /aˈɹɒs/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.