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noun
A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of arborio rice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
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