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nigiri
[ ni-geer-ee ]
/ nɪˈgɪər i /
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noun Japanese Cooking.
cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood.
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Sometimes ni·gi·ri-zu·shi [ni-geer-ee-zoo-shee]. /nɪˈgɪər iˈzu ʃi/.
See also sushi.
Origin of nigiri
First recorded in 1945–50; from Japanese nigiri-zushi, literally, “hand-pressed sushi, rolled sushi,” from nigiri “a gripping or grasping, handmade rice ball,” from nigiru “to grip, grasp, roll a lump of rice in the hand” + -zushi, combining form of sushi
Words nearby nigiri
night watch, night watchman, nightwear, nighty, nighty-night, nigiri, nigra, nigrescent, nigrify, nigrities, nigritude
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How to use nigiri in a sentence
Don’t come to Shibuya, co-owned by the chef’s wife, Candice Wise-Norris, expecting nigiri.
Shibuya Eatery lives up to its name, bringing Tokyo street food to Adams Morgan|Tom Sietsema|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for nigiri
nigiri
/ (niːˈɡiːriː) /
noun
(in Japanese cuisine) a small oval block of cold rice topped with wasabi and a thin slice of fish, prawn, etc, and sometimes held together by a thin band of seaweed
Word Origin for nigiri
from Japanese, literally: grasp, as the rice is shaped by hand
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