arroz

/aˈroθ/ · B1 · noun · m

rice

arroz — rice

🍚🌾 Arabic ar-ruzz gave Spanish arroz; English rice comes from the same root

Spanish took arroz from Arabic ar-ruzz, where ar- is the word for the. Greek oryza, the root of the Latin name Oryza sativa, gave English rice. A sound-alike also works: a-ROTH sounds like a row, since rice is planted in rows.

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