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orzo.

A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔːzəʊ/UK/ˈɔːtsəʊ/UK/ˈɔɹzoʊ/US/ˈɔɹtsoʊ/US
  1. A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian orzo (“barley”), from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”). Doublet of orgeat and horchata.

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