In a sentence, would arroz have la or el in front of it?

Question

It's a homework assignment. Is the word arroz, feminine or mascular? Does it have la or el in front of it?

Answer 1

You can look up "arroz" in the dictionary and it will tell you if it's a feminine or masculine noun.

That does not always answer the question if the word is feminine. See my post in what appears to be the same question.

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/101142/when-saying-arroz-rice-do-you-say-el-arroz-or-la-arroz

Of course, in this situation the word turns out to be masculine so the exception is moot.

Answer 2

You can look up "arroz" in the dictionary and it will tell you if it's a feminine or masculine noun.