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risotto

Syllables: ri·sot·to/ɹɪˈzɒtəʊ/US/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/

risotto noun: an Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.

risotto: an Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients
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Noun

risotto (countable and uncountable, plural risottos or risotti)

  1. An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
    • The secret to a creamy risotto is letting the rice absorb one cup of broth at a time.
    • Risotti are another Alvaro passion, and there’s a different special each week, as well as a legendary strawberry risotto in season.2006, Fleur Britten, editor, A Hedonist’s Guide to London, Filmer Ltd, →ISBN, page 84
  2. A similar dish made without rice.
    • a pearl barley risotto

risotto meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

risotto in Arabic

food
رِيزُوتُو rizutū

risotto in Indonesian

food
risoto

Examples of risotto in a sentence

  • Still got risotto in the fridge leh.
  • This risotto is simply the jazz.
  • The relatively simple risotto Bourguignon with a soft poached egg and red wine occupies four big pages.

All 12 example sentences with risotto

Forms of risotto

pluralrisottos
pluralrisotti

Plural of risotto: risottos or risotti

Origin of risotto

From Italian risotto, from riso (“rice”).

Words formed from risotto

Words that rhyme with risotto

Questions about risotto

What does risotto mean?
Risotto means an Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
What is risotto in Arabic?
Risotto in Arabic is رِيزُوتُو (rizutū). See Risotto meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is risotto?
Risotto is a noun.
How do you pronounce risotto?
Risotto is pronounced /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of risotto?
The plural of risotto is risottos.

Words near risotto in the dictionary

  1. risorial
  2. risorii
  3. risorius
  4. Risos
  5. risotti
  6. risotto
  7. risottolike
  8. risottos
  9. risp
  10. risped
  11. risperdal

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