risotto

noun

ri·​sot·​to ri-ˈsȯ-(ˌ)tō 

-ˈzȯ-

plural risottos

: rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)

Examples of risotto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event brings together some of the region’s top chefs for an eight-course meal that will include such dishes as shellfish chowder, Brussel sprout salad, sesame sweet chili salmon, coffee rubbed pork loin, braised short rib and sweet corn risotto. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

Among the dinner entrees listed on the Las Vegas location include roast chicken, honey mustard salmon, cioppino, lemon risotto with sea scallops, 14 oz. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025

Priced at $109 per person for a four-course fixed menu, dishes included options such as oysters, squash risotto and duck breast. —Stephanie Petit, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025

Vegetarian options: Current menu includes a heart of palm/walnut/orange salad, a Moroccan chickpea stew with basmati rice and a rich mushroom risotto with truffle oil. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from riso rice — more at rice

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for risotto

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo