arborio rice
See also: Arborio rice
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian arborio, from Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare English arboreous.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəʊ
Noun
edit- A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
- 2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “Food Calendar”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.