orzo

See also: orzò and őrző

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːzəʊ/, /ˈɔːtsəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹzoʊ/, /ˈɔɹtsoʊ/
Hyphenation: or‧zo

Noun

orzo (uncountable)

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

Translations

barley-shaped pasta used in soups

Arabic: لِسَان الْعُصْفُور m (lisān al-ʕuṣfūr, literally “bird tongue”)
Bulgarian: кускус m (kuskus)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: risoni, orzo (fi), jyväpasta
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Nudelreis m
Greek: κριθαράκι (el) n (kritharáki, literally “small barley”)
Italian: risoni (it) m pl (literally “large rices”)
Japanese: オルゾー (oruzō), ^{(please verify)} リゾーニ (rizōni)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: risoni c
Turkish: arpa şehriye (tr)

References

“orzo”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
“orzo”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“orzo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

Ozor, Rozo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.d͡zo/
Rhymes: -ɔrdzo
Hyphenation: òr‧zo

Etymology 1

From Latin hordeum (see there for cognates), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”). Compare Sicilian oriu.

Noun

orzo m (plural orzi)

(also uncountable) barley

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orzo

first-person singular present indicative of orzare