What does rice in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rice in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rice in Spanish.

The word rice in Spanish means curl, ripple, curl, get curly, become curly, ripple, make matters worse. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rice

curl

verbo transitivo (hacer bucles al pelo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La peinadora rizó el pelo de la niña que actuó como Ricitos de Oro.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She curled her hair before going out for the night.

ripple

verbo transitivo (agitar el agua) (water)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El viento rizaba la superficie del lago.
The wind caused ripples on the surface of the lake.

curl

verbo pronominal (peinarse con bucles)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
¿Te rizaste el pelo, verdad? ¡Los rizos se te ven muy bien!
Have you curled your hair? It looks great!

get curly, become curly

verbo pronominal (encresparse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El pelo se me riza en días calurosos y húmedos.
My hair gets curly on hot and humid days.

ripple

verbo pronominal (agitarse el agua) (sea)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las nubes se movían y las olas se rizaban al vaivén de la brisa.
The clouds were moving and the waves rippled in the breeze.

make matters worse

locución verbal (coloquial (complicar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deja de rizar el rizo que las cosas son más sencillas que todo eso.
Stop making matters worse; things are not so complicated.

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