maki

[ mah-kee ]

noun

, Japanese Cooking.

1. cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, formed around strips of vegetable or raw fish into a cylindrical seaweed-wrapped roll that is sliced into bite-size pieces.

maki

/ ˈmækɪ /

noun

1. (in Japanese cuisine) a small segment cut from a long roll of cold rice and various other ingredients wrapped in a sheet of seaweed

Word History and Origins

Origin of maki¹

First recorded in 1910–15; from Japanese maki-zushi, literally, “rolled sushi”; from maki-, combining form of maku “to roll, roll up” ( makimono ( def ) ) + -zushi, combining form of sushi ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of maki¹

from Japanese, literally: roll

Example Sentences

I wish Nature would give me a few years maki here and now, I want to stay here longer.

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He used abusive and improper language— Dia ber-maki-maki dengan yang tapatut.

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Among the animals knocked over, there was a gigantic bat, or flying Maki (Pterops), the native name of which is Daiahm.

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In Formosa, Tetrastichus hagenowii was an important parasite of cockroach eggs (Maki, 1937).

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The unfortunate Sheikh Maki had been wounded in the leg, and had only escaped death by a miracle.

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