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onigiri
[ oh-ni-geer-ee ]
/ ˌoʊ nɪˈgɪər i /
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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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See also sushi.
Origin of onigiri
First recorded in 2000–05; from Japanese o- (honorific prefix); see origin at nigiri
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How to use onigiri in a sentence
The onigiri sales were a boost for the establishments that hosted him.
In a matter of months, fans started forming lines around the building for his truffle-crab-stuffed onigiri.
Miso Toh Kome, at the base of the Jet Chair, serves onigiri rice balls stuffed with spicy tuna and braised pork belly.