risotto B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /rɪˈzoʊ.toʊ/ UK /rɪˈzɒt.əʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #13119 Meanings 1 noun an Italian dish of rice cooked gradually in stock until creamy, often with cheese, vegetables, meat, or seafood The cook stirred the mushroom risotto until the rice was tender. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an italian dish of rice... Italian rice dish Word family Related forms ricearborio Etymology Borrowed from Italian risotto, from riso, 'rice,' with the noun-forming suffix -otto. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # risotto **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˈzoʊ.toʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈzɒt.əʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 13119 ## Meanings 1. an Italian dish of rice cooked gradually in stock until creamy, often with cheese, vegetables, meat, or seafood ## Examples - The cook stirred the mushroom risotto until the rice was tender. ## Synonyms - Italian rice dish ## Related Forms - rice - arborio ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian risotto, from riso, 'rice,' with the noun-forming suffix -otto. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown