arancino
English
Alternative forms
- arancini (from the plural)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian arancino, from Sicilian arancinu.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæɹənˈt͡ʃiːnəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹənˈt͡ʃinoʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Noun
arancino (plural arancini)
- A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.
- Synonyms: Italian rice ball, (informal) rice ball
Translations
baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
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Italian
Etymology 1
From arancio (“orange”) + -ino (adjective-forming or diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ranˈt͡ʃi.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: a‧ran‧cì‧no
Noun
arancino m (plural arancini)
- an orange that has fallen from the tree before being ripe
Adjective
arancino (feminine arancina, masculine plural arancini, feminine plural arancine)
- of, or relating to oranges
- (color) resembling the colour/color of oranges; orangey
Related terms
- aranceto
- arancia
- aranciata
- arancio
- arancione
- fiore d'arancio
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sicilian arancinu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ranˈt͡ʃi.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: a‧ran‧cì‧no
Noun
arancino m (plural arancini)
- (cooking) arancino (baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily)
Related terms
- arancina
- supplì
Further reading
- arancino on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
- ancirano, ancorina, canarino, inarcano