overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

arroz.

rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈʁo(j)s/Brazil[aˈho(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/aˈʁo(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈχo(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. rice (Oryza sativa, a cereal)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. rice (specific variety of rice)

    masculine

  3. rice (the seeds of this cereal)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder. Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor. Arabic رُزّ (ruzz) Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz) Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese arroz Portuguese arroz Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arroz, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz), from Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz), from رُزّ (ruzz), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš, from *wriHǰíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

arroz has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

arroz studioarroz workshello, arroz

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.