arborio rice

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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.

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arborio rice (uncountable)

  1. A northern Italian 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.

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