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Italian rice

Italian rice

2.7
A dish of rice cooked slowly in broth until thick and creamy, often with cheese
  • noun
translation icon : risotto
  • She learned to make authentic Italian rice during her trip to Milan.

Examples

  • The chef recommended trying the Italian rice with wild mushrooms as his specialty dish.

  • I love Italian rice!

  • At the party, everyone loved the creamy Italian rice topped with Parmesan cheese.

  • Have you tried Italian rice before?

  • Risotto is a delicious Italian rice dish that is creamy and comforting.

  • For dinner, I made a traditional Italian rice dish topped with cheese and herbs.

  • Many people enjoy making Italian rice dishes because they are simple to prepare and full of flavor.

Synonyms

risotto
vsItalian rice
42 4.5

A dish of rice cooked slowly in hot liquid until creamy, often with cheese or vegetables

is a descriptive phrase for the same dish rather than the single common name

How Creamy

Italian rice
2.7
arborio
1 5.5

Surface Forms

Italian rice singular
Italian rices plural

Morphology

Italian + rice

The meaning 'rice prepared in the Italian style (risotto)' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Italian' (Italian-style) + 'rice' (the food). A B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer this culinary sense, although there may be minor ambiguity (e.g., rice grown in Italy), the compositional, cross-linguistically common interpretation makes it transparent.

Etymology

Italian rice comes from the Italian way of cooking rice, called 'risotto'. Cooks add broth slowly and stir until the grains are soft and a bit 'creamy', so Italian rice now means rice cooked in that rich, creamy Italian style.