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Where does “arroz” come from?

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

arroz (Ladino): rice; a plate of rice

Definitions

  1. rice; a plate of rice

Ancestry of “arroz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharroz—
2Andalusian Arabicروزrice
3Arabic*رَوْز—

Words derived from “arroz”

  • arrozico
  • arrozal
Every word from Arabic *رَوْز →