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

Choose among prime cuts like steak au poivre, steak tips and Delmonico and complete your meal with a side, such as asparagus, broccolini or risotto. —Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

The savory, steamy Peruvian seafood risotto is blended with octopus, shrimp, scallops, squid, panca bisque and Parmesan cheese. —Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025

Menu highlights include winter squash agnolotti, truffle risotto, filet tagliata and chocolate budino. —Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025

Juxtaposed with Milanese classics like vitello tonnato, an impeccable saffron risotto and a moreish osso bucco are an oh-so-American lobster roll and an upscale take on the French pepper steak. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 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