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onigiri
[ oh-ni-geer-ee ]
noun
, Japanese Cooking.
- cold boiled rice, formed into a palm-sized ball and stuffed with fish or pickled fruit, then shaped, usually into a triangle, and wrapped or decorated with dried seaweed.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of onigiri1
First recorded in 2000–05; from Japanese o- (honorific prefix); nigiri ( def )
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Example Sentences
The onigiri sales were a boost for the establishments that hosted him.
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In a matter of months, fans started forming lines around the building for his truffle-crab-stuffed onigiri.
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Miso Toh Kome, at the base of the Jet Chair, serves onigiri rice balls stuffed with spicy tuna and braised pork belly.
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