arancino

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UK/ˌæɹənˈt͡ʃiːnəʊ/US/ˌɑɹənˈt͡ʃinoʊ/

noun

A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

Similar
Italian rice ballrice ball
OriginItalian arancino ← Sicilian arancinu →
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Meanings

nounarancino (plural arancini)

plural arancini · alternative arancini

  1. A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

    Synonyms: Italian rice ball, rice ball

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

Similar
Italian rice ballrice ball
Also see
italian rice ball

Origin

  1. Sicilianarancinu
  2. Italianarancino
  3. Englisharancino

Borrowed from Italian arancino, taken from Sicilian arancinu/arancina.

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Translations

Arabic أَرَانْشِينِي
  • أَرَانْشِينِي (ʔarānšīnī)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Chinese Mandarin 炸飯糰 /炸饭团
  • 炸飯糰 /炸饭团 (zháfàntuán)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Finnish arancino
  • arancinobaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
French arancini
  • arancinibaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
German Arancini
  • Arancinibaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Greek αραντσίνι
  • αραντσίνι (arantsíni)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Hebrew אָרָנְצִ׳ינִי
  • אָרָנְצִ׳ינִי (aranchíni)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Italian arancino, supplì
  • arancinobaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • supplìbaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Japanese アランチーニ
  • アランチーニ (aranchīni)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Korean 아란치니
  • 아란치니 (aranchini)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Persian آرانچینو
  • آرانچینو (ârânčino)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Polish arancino
  • arancinobaked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Russian аранчи́ни
  • аранчи́ни (arančíni)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
Ukrainian аранчі́ні
  • аранчі́ні (arančíni)baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arancino

casinoaminokenoFilipinopinotneutrinocappuccinovinokinopalominobeanoSorrentinoblatinocioppinoracinolutinobabycinoballerinodecominogrissinopulvino
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Cite this entry
APA

arancino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arancino

MLA

“arancino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arancino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arancino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arancino.

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