nori

[ nawr-ee ]

/ ˈnɔr i /

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noun, plural no·ris.Cooking.

a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cuisine mainly as a wrap for sushi.

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Origin of nori

First recorded in 1890–95; from Japanese: literally, “edible seaweed, laver,” equivalent to no “water” + ri “lichen, moss”

Words nearby nori

Norfolk jacket, Norfolk terrier, NOR gate, Norge, norgestrel, nori, noria, Noricum, Noriega, Norilsk, norite

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How to use nori in a sentence

Brush the steak with some of the nori butter or, if the butter is soft enough, spoon it on top and let it melt.
Seared steak and asparagus donburi take that bowl of rice to new heights|Daniela Galarza|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
In a medium bowl, stir together the butter with the powdered nori and togarashi, until well incorporated.
Seared steak and asparagus donburi take that bowl of rice to new heights|Daniela Galarza|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
Start by making the rice, then the radishes, then the nori butter and everything will be ready by the time the rice is done.
Seared steak and asparagus donburi take that bowl of rice to new heights|Daniela Galarza|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
Cut the remaining nori sheet into thin short strips and divide among the bowls.
Seared steak and asparagus donburi take that bowl of rice to new heights|Daniela Galarza|June 3, 2021|Washington Post

I let the stock boil far longer than the requested 15 minutes, until the nori sheets broke down and the stock reduced a bunch.
Six Recipes That Got Us Through Another Week|Eater Staff|March 19, 2021|Eater
Nori Khan commanded opposite the island of Juan Lopez with 7000 horse, 130 elephants, and eight large cannon.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
The fifth course consisted of fish, ginger root, and "nori," a kind of seaweed.
Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes|Various
He was only too willing for this twenty-first time to repeat the tale to the nori seller, his good neighbour.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for nori

nori

/ (ˈnɔːrɪ) /

noun

an edible seaweed often used in Japanese cookery, esp for wrapping sushi or rice balls

Word Origin for nori

Japanese

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