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

Kizzi sets a great table and Josh serves butternut squash risotto with salmon, caviar, and truffles. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025

This dish is a heavenly mishmash between creamy, decadent risotto and jambalaya. —Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025

Dinner at the new Asayss restaurant includes peppery chicken briouate pastries, M’hamsa—a risotto-like dish—with prawns and asparagus, poached Asni pears with chocolate and argan oil, and milk pastilla infused with orange blossom water. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025

My risotto had burrata and fresh asparagus and followed a summery appetizer tart with pea tendrils, creme fraiche, and a minty pistou. —Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 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