arroz
rice
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The grain, and by extension any dish built on it
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
arrows
pointed shafts you shoot from a bow
Arroz means rice and sounds like the English word arrows0. Picture archers firing arrows into a sack of rice for target practice.
arroz
rice, rice grain (the grain)
The small white or brown grain that gets boiled and eaten as a staple food.
Compré un kilo de arroz en el mercadoI bought a kilo of rice at the market
Este grano de arroz es más largo que los otrosThis rice grain is longer than the others
rice, rice dish (the dish)
A cooked dish whose base is the grain. Naming the rice names the whole plate, the way "a curry" names a whole meal.
Preparé arroz con verduras para la cenaI made rice with vegetables for dinner
El arroz de mi abuela lleva azafránMy grandmother's rice dish has saffron in it