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

Some of the chef's notable dishes include risotto with lemon, burrata, and licorice, and spaghetti with oysters and raspberries. —Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025

Other popular choices are the ravioli stuffed with lobster and served with tarragon pesto sauce and bisque foam; the seafood and basil risotto, and the puff pastry millefeuille filled with eggplant cream and coming with tomato panzanella salad and Espelette pepper. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

Adding cream at the end amplifies the creaminess of the dish, while the Parmesan cheese adds a nutty, salty, hit of umami that kind of gives this dish a risotto-like taste and texture. —Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

Svevia, Termoli – Order seafood risotto, pappon panecotto in fish broth and the house desserts. —Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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