Where does “arroz” come from?

arroz (Chavacano) comes from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز.

arroz (Chavacano): uncooked rice

Definitions

  1. uncooked rice

Ancestry of “arroz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharrozrice
2Old Spanisharrozrice
3Andalusian Arabicروزrice
4Arabic*رَوْز—
Every word from Arabic *رَوْز →Every word from Andalusian Arabic روز →Every word from Old Spanish arroz →