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arancino

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌæɹənˈt͡ʃiːnəʊ/
  • US: /ˌɑɹənˈt͡ʃinoʊ/
  • rhymes with -iːnəʊ

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noun

Meaning 1

A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Italian rice ball, rice ball

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arancino, taken from Sicilian arancinu/arancina.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرَانْشِينِي (ʔarānšīnī) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Armenian: արանչինի (arančʻini) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炸飯糰 /炸饭团 (zháfàntuán) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Finnish: arancino — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • French: arancini — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • German: Arancini — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Greek: αραντσίνι (arantsíni) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Hebrew: אָרָנְצִ׳ינִי (aranchíni) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Italian: arancino — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Italian: supplì — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Japanese: アランチーニ (aranchīni) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Korean: 아란치니 (aranchini) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Lombard: arancin — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Persian: آرانچینو (ârânčino) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Polish: arancino — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Russian: аранчи́ни (arančíni) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Sicilian: arancina — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Sicilian: arancinu — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Sicilian: arancini — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily
  • Ukrainian: аранчі́ні (arančíni) — baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily