arròs negre
/ˈa.rɔs ˈnɛ.ɡɾə/
CA
A traditional Valencian (Spanish) squid rice dish that gets its black color from squid ink.
Arròs negre is a popular seafood dish along the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Arròs negre is a popular seafood dish along the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Etymology
Derived from Catalan: arròs means "rice" and negre means "black", referring to the dish's characteristic black color from squid ink. It originated in the Valencian Community of Spain.
Memory Aid
Remember that "arròs" sounds similar to "rice" and "negre" means "black"—so it's literally black rice.
Collocations
serve arròs negretraditional arròs negresquid ink arròs negre
Synonyms
paella negrablack riceblack squid rice
Related Words
paella Valencian cuisineseafoodsquid ink