Orzo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔrdzo], Italian for 'barley', from Latin hordeum[1]), also risoni ([riˈzoːni], 'big rice'), is a form of short-cut pasta, shaped like a large grain of rice. Orzo can be served alone; as a soup accompaniment; as part of a salad, pilaf, or giouvetsi; or baked in a casserole.