arborio
[ahr-bawr-ee-oh, ‐bohr‐]
noun
a variety of cultivated short-grain rice with a high starch content: used especially for risotto.
Nearby words
- arboreous,
- arbores,
- arborescent,
- arboretum,
- arboriculture,
- arborio rice,
- arborist,
- arborite,
- arborization,
- arborize
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