arroz chaufa

Spanish

Etymology

From arroz (rice) +‎ chaufa (fried rice), with the latter from Cantonese 炒飯 / 炒饭 (caau2 faan6, fried rice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˌroθ ˈt͡ʃaufa/ [aˌroθ ˈt͡ʃau̯.fa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˌros ˈt͡ʃaufa/ [aˌros ˈt͡ʃau̯.fa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: a‧rroz chau‧fa

Noun

arroz chaufa m (plural arroces chaufa or arroces chaufas)

  1. (Peru) alternative form of chaufa