Spanish word

rizo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈriθo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncurl

Example

Sus rizos caen sobre los hombros.

Her curls fall over her shoulders.

Illustration for rizo (curl)

More examples

Compré un champú especial para rizos.

I bought a special shampoo for curls.

Core concept

Well-defined looped strand of hair.

Common phrases

  • champú para rizos

    shampoo for curls

  • rizos en espiral

    spiral curls

  • rizos sueltos

    loose curls

Similar words

bucle: Small ringlike loop of hair, tight and rounded.
rulo: Curl formed by winding hair into a roll, often with rollers.
mechón: Small lock or tuft of hair made of one or a few strands.

Definition in Spanish

Porción de cabello que forma un bucle bien definido; término aplicable a la textura natural o al resultado de un peinado que deja bucles individuales.

Word origin

The noun rizo developed alongside the verb rizar in Romance languages from Latin-based roots meaning 'to wind or curl', and it came to mean one well-defined curl.

Usage tips

  • Spanish speakers do not use un rizado to mean a single curl; the normal phrasing is un rizo and plural rizos for multiple curls.

Opposites

  • pelo lisostraight hairnoun

Related words

  • rizadocurlyadjective
  • rizadorcurlernoun

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