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arborio rice en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A 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:

Forms

Translations (6)

pl arborio (variety of short-grained rice) · it riso arborio (variety of short-grained rice) · it Arborio (variety of short-grained rice) · pt arbório (variety of short-grained rice) · ko 아르보리오 (variety of short-grained rice) · it arborio (variety of short-grained rice)