arancini
/arənˈtʃiːni
/plural noun
An Italian dish consisting of small balls of rice stuffed with a savoury filling, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried: sun-dried tomato and mozzarella arancini served with salad...
- The nostalgia inspired me to make arancini for dinner (I even made the breadcrumbs myself).
- I think arancini would make a better a side dish or appetizer than a main course or singular snack.
- Apparently, arancini were developed as antipasti snacks in Sicily.
Origin
Italian, plural of arancino, from arancia 'orange' + the diminutive suffix -ino.