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orez
rice /oˈrez/
noun#3367 most common
Example sentences
Eu mănânc orez la prânz.
I eat rice for lunch.
Orezul este gata în douăzeci de minute.
The rice is ready in twenty minutes.
Mama a pus orezul la fiert cu puțină sare.
Mom put the rice on to boil with a little salt.
Există multe soiuri de orez, de la cel alb la cel brun.
There are many varieties of rice, from white to brown.
Cercetătorii testează orezuri noi, rezistente la secetă.
Researchers are testing new rice varieties that resist drought.
Fără orezul acesta parfumat, rețeta își pierde savoarea autentică.
Without this fragrant rice, the recipe loses its authentic flavor.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orez | orezuri |
| Genitive | orezului | orezurilor |
| Accusative | orez | orezuri |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
orezărierice paddy, rice field
orez cu lapterice pudding
boabe de orezgrains of rice
Etymology
Romanian "orez" descends from Greek óryza, the same root that gave Latin oryza and, through French and Italian, the English word "rice". The Greek term itself was a loanword from an Old Indo-Aryan source, not an inherited Indo-European word, so it entered Greek from trade contact with rice-growing regions of Asia. Romanian likely picked it up through Byzantine Greek or Balkan trade contact rather than directly from Latin.
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