Nasi

¹

[nah-see]

noun

Jewish History.

1. the head or president of the Sanhedrin.

Näsi

²

[nas-ee]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in SW Finland: city of Tampere located on its S shore. 20 miles (32 km) long; 2–8 miles (3.2–12.9 km) wide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nasi¹

From the Hebrew word nāsī chief

Example Sentences

At Kancil, pandan is infused in his rendang sauce and cooked into the rice used for classic Malaysian dishes like pulut panggang and nasi ulum.

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And if you've ever made nasi garang, it's an hours-long, long process.

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Ali Wong and Randall Park both loved it, but Padma said, "Oh my gosh, this tastes like I'm in Indonesia right now. This tastes like a nasi garang."

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And I made a nasi garang, Indonesian fried rice.

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"If under a different government we see any improvement on the democratic rights and freedom of expression, it would improve Turkey's image in the international arena," says the Ankara Policy Center's Selin Nasi.

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