orzo
English
/ˈɔːzəʊ/, /ˈɔɹzoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian orzo (barley) derived from Latin hordeum (barley) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (bristly).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰr̥sdeyom
Gloss
bristly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hordatine English
- hordeaceous English
- *hordeata Latin
- fordeaceus Latin
- hordeaceus Latin
- hordeius Latin
- hordeolus Latin
- hordeum Latin
- orzo Italian
- orge French
- orgeat French
- horchata Spanish, Castilian
- hordio Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵʰrzdeyom Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰr̥sdeyom Proto-Indo-European
- ordi Catalan, Valencian
- orz Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- orjo Old Portuguese
- ordzu Aromanian
- òrdi Occitan
- ierdi Romansh
- üerdi Romansh
- vuardi Friulian
- órxo Venetian
- vuarz Dalmatian