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

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Word Origin for nigiri

from Japanese, literally: grasp, as the rice is shaped by hand

Words nearby nigiri

nighttime, nightwalker, nightwear, nighty, nighty-night, nigiri, nigiri-zushi, nigra, nigrescent, nigrify, nigrities
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