maki
noun
(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 Origin for maki
from Japanese, literally: roll
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Historical Examples of maki
I wish Nature would give me a few years maki here and now, I want to stay here longer.
A Journal from JapanMarie Carmichael Stopes
Tokutarô took the bet, and at nightfall set forth for the Maki Moor by himself.
Tales of Old JapanAlgernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
Why, there have been at least twenty or thirty men tricked by the brutes on the Maki Moor alone.
Tales of Old JapanAlgernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
Tokutaro jeeringly accepted the bet, and when night had come he set out for the Maki moor.
Myths & Legends of JapanF. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
His scepticism exasperated a number of his companions, who challenged him to go to Maki moor.
Myths & Legends of JapanF. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis