arborio

See also: Arborio and arbório

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

arborio (uncountable)

  1. A 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:
      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.
    Synonym: arborio rice

Translations


Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

After Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (wooden, tree-like). Compare Italian arboreo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arˈbɔ.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrjo
  • Hyphenation: ar‧bò‧rio

Noun

arborio m (uncountable)

  1. arborio (variety of short-grained rice)
    Synonym: riso arborio
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