arborio rice
UK/ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/US/ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/
arborio rice noun: a northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
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Noun (1)
arborio rice (uncountable)
- A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
- A tasting of risottos prepared with different rices — including arborio, carnaroli and vialone nano — will be on the menu, at $45 a person: (212) 265-5959.2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “Food Calendar”, in New York Times
Noun (2) capitalized: Arborio rice
Arborio rice (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of arborio rice.
Forms of arborio rice
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Origin of arborio rice
Borrowed from Italian arborio, from Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare English arboreous.
Words that rhyme with arborio rice
Questions about arborio rice
- What does arborio rice mean?
- Arborio rice means a northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
- What part of speech is arborio rice?
- Arborio rice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce arborio rice?
- Arborio rice is pronounced /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/ (UK).
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