arborio rice

UK/ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/US/ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/

noun

A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.

OriginItalian arborio ← Latin arboreus →
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Meanings

arborio rice1

nounarborio rice (uncountable)

alternative Arborio rice · alternative Arborio · alternative arborio

  1. uncountableA northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.

    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.

    2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “Food Calendar”, in New York Times

Arborio rice2

nounArborio rice (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of arborio rice.

Origin

  1. Latinarboreus“wooden, tree-like”
  2. Italianarborio
  3. Englisharborio rice

Borrowed from Italian arborio, from Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare English arboreous.

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Translations

Italian arborio, Arborio
  • arboriovariety of short-grained rice
  • Arboriovariety of short-grained rice
  • riso arboriovariety of short-grained rice
Korean 아르보리오
  • 아르보리오 (areuborio)variety of short-grained rice
Polish arborio
  • arboriovariety of short-grained rice
Portuguese arbório
  • arbóriovariety of short-grained rice
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Chicago

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