What does rizado in Spanish mean?

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

The word rizado in Spanish means curly, rippling, curls, curl, ripple, curl, get curly, become curly, ripple. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rizado

curly

adjetivo (cabello: con rulos)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene el cabello rizado y no precisa hacerse ninguna permanente.
She has curly hair and doesn't need a perm.

rippling

adjetivo (mar: con pequeñas olas) (small waves)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Carlos se sentó a ver el mar rizado al atardecer.
Carlos sat watching the rippling sea at sunset.

curls

nombre masculino (ondulación del cabello)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La estilista me alisó el cabello; no me gustaba el rizado que tenía.
My stylist straightened my hair, I didn't like the curls it had.

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.

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