Words that come from Italian “ridere”

80 words across 21 languages descend from Italian ridere — including rice, risotto, ricer, ricefield, nonrice, ricegrass, rijsttafel, ricelike.

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English (17)

Italian (16)

French (9)

Hungarian (8)

Dutch (7)

Esperanto (3)

Norman (3)

Japanese (2)

Irish (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Welsh (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Bislama (1)

Chuukese (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Pohnpeian (1)

Russian (1)

Zulu (1)

Middle English (1)

Old French (1)

Tok Pisin (1)