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hangiri

hangiri noun: a round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.

Noun

hangiri (plural hangiri)

  1. A round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.

Forms of hangiri

pluralhangiri

Origin of hangiri

From Japanese 半切 (hangiri), 飯切.

Questions about hangiri

What does hangiri mean?
Hangiri means a round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.
What part of speech is hangiri?
Hangiri is a noun.
What is the plural of hangiri?
The plural of hangiri is hangiri.

Words near hangiri in the dictionary

  1. hangingfly
  2. hangingly
  3. hangings
  4. hangingwall
  5. hangingwalls
  6. hangiri
  7. hangis
  8. hangle
  9. Hanglem
  10. hangles
  11. Hanglid

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