Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/aˈroθ/

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Translation

rice

Word origin

From Arabic ar-ruzz ('the rice'), with the assimilated Arabic article al-. The Arabic word itself goes back through Greek oryza to an Eastern source, and 'rice' is a distant relative.

Origin
Arabic
Root
ar-ruzz
English cognates
rice

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralarrocesirregular

Examples

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I eat rice with chicken almost every day.

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The white rice is ready in the kitchen.

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My grandmother cooks the best rice.

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I bought rice at the market this morning.

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Rice needs water and salt.

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This word is part of lesson 45.