orzo
See also: orzò
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/
- (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.
Translations
barley-shaped pasta used in soups
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References
- “orzo” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “orzo” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
- “orzo” (US) / “orzo” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
Anagrams
- Rozo
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔr.d͡zo/
- Hyphenation: òr‧zo
Etymology 1
From Latin hordeum (see there for cognates), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”).
Noun
orzo m (plural orzi)
- (also uncountable) barley
Derived terms
- caffè d'orzo
- orzaiolo
- orzare
- orzata
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
orzo
- first-person singular present indicative of orzare