orzo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian orzo (“barley”), from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”). Doublet of orgeat and horchata. === 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. Synonym: risoni ==== Translations ==== === 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