arborio rice

• Arborio rice, Arborio, arborio

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəʊ

arborio rice (uncountable)

1. A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
   • 2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “Food Calendar”, in New York Times‎:

     A tasting of risottos prepared with different rices — including arborio, carnaroli and vialone nano — will be on the menu, at $45 a person: (212) 265-5959.