arborio
See also: Arborio and arbório
English
Alternative forms
- Arborio
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
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəʊ
Noun
arborio (uncountable)
- 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
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Translations
variety of short-grained rice
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Italian
Alternative forms
- Arborio
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)
- arborio (variety of short-grained rice)
- Synonym: riso arborio