noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese wordnet
3. 3
   A similar dish made without rice. countable, uncountable

   "a pearl barley risotto"

Synonyms

All synonyms

italian rice

Example

More examples

"Risotto is made with arborio rice."

Etymology

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

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