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futomaki

futomaki noun: large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other.

futomaki: large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to...
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Noun

futomaki (uncountable)

  1. Large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other.

Origin of futomaki

Borrowed from Japanese 太巻き (futomaki, literally “fat roll”).

Questions about futomaki

What does futomaki mean?
Futomaki means large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other.
What part of speech is futomaki?
Futomaki is a noun.

Words near futomaki in the dictionary

  1. futilitarians
  2. futilities
  3. futility
  4. futilous
  5. futing
  6. futomaki
  7. futon
  8. futons
  9. Futoshiki
  10. Futral
  11. Futrals

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