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Meaning of risotto | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/

Definitions

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

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
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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