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arroz

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “arroz” mean in English?

  1. rice

Example sentences

  • Como arroz con pollo.

    I eat rice with chicken.

  • Me gusta el arroz integral.

    I like brown rice.

  • Cocino arroz dos veces a la semana.

    I cook rice twice a week.

How to use it

Arroz means 'rice'. Masculine: el arroz. Plural arroces (z → c, add -es). Generally uncountable; plural for varieties.

Common mistake

Plural changes z → c: arroz → arroces. Same rule as luz → luces, vez → veces.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.