risotto
noun/rɪˈzɑtoʊ/
Frequency rank: #14,807 most common English word
Meaning
An Italian dish of rice cooked slowly in broth until rich and creamy.
Example sentence
She stirred the creamy risotto carefully to keep it from sticking to the pan.
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