Risotto
/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients. countable, uncountable
"The secret to a creamy risotto is letting the rice absorb one cup of broth at a time."
- 2 rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese wordnet
- 3 A similar dish made without rice. countable, uncountable
"a pearl barley risotto"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Risotto is made with arborio rice."
Etymology
From Italian risotto, from riso (“rice”).