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risotto

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ

Definitions

  1. An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
  2. A similar dish made without rice.

Equivalents

Françaisrisotto
Italianorisotto
日本語リゾット
3 more languages
Češtinarizoto
Ελληνικάριζότο
Polskirisotto

Examples

“The secret to a creamy risotto is letting the rice absorb one cup of broth at a time.”
“Risotti are another Alvaro passion, and there’s a different special each week, as well as a legendary strawberry risotto in season.”
“Frankly, if I'm paying £21.50 for a plate of lamb or, as you can here, £50 for a white-truffle risotto, I'll bloody well tell⟳ you when I want⟳ to eat⟳ it.”
“Risotti are made with fat, short-grain rice; […]”
“This is one of the biggest chapters in this book because there are just so many vegetables that marry⟳ well with rice to make⟳ fantastic risotti!”
“a pearl barley risotto”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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