adjective/aroˈθeɾo/
rice; who likes to eat rice; rice-loving
“La agricultura arrocera de Viet Nam es altamente intensiva en mano de obra, mano de obra que es particularmente barata en el norte del país.” — Rice agriculture in Vietnam is highly labour-intensive, labour which is particularly cheap in the north of the country.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš
Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš
Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.
Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.
Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)
Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)
Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.
Old Spanish arroz
Spanish arroz
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Spanish -ero
Spanish arrocero
From arroz (“rice”) + -ero.
noun, masculine/aroˈθeɾo/plural: arroceros
rice farmer; gatecrasher
“Para los arroceros es claro que si se quiere aumentar la productividad, para competir en el mercado mundial, es necesario modernizar el sistema de comercialización.” — To the rice farmers it is clear that if it is desired to improve productivity in order to compete in the global market, it is necessary to modernize the marketing system.
Synonyms: coleado, paracaidista
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wriHǰʰíš
Proto-Iranian *wriHǰíš
Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.
Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.
Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)
Arabic *رَوْز (*rawz)
Andalusian Arabic روز (rawz)bor.
Old Spanish arroz
Spanish arroz
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Spanish -ero
Spanish arrocero
From arroz (“rice”) + -ero.