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hosomaki

hosomaki noun: a form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.

Noun

hosomaki (countable and uncountable, plural hosomaki)

  1. A form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.

Forms of hosomaki

pluralhosomaki

Origin of hosomaki

Borrowed from Japanese 細巻 (hosomaki, literally “slender roll”).

Questions about hosomaki

What does hosomaki mean?
Hosomaki means a form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.
What part of speech is hosomaki?
Hosomaki is a noun.
What is the plural of hosomaki?
The plural of hosomaki is hosomaki.

Words near hosomaki in the dictionary

  1. Hosogawas
  2. hosohedra
  3. hosohedron
  4. Hosokawa
  5. Hosokawas
  6. hosomaki
  7. Hosororo
  8. hosp
  9. Hosp.
  10. Hospel
  11. Hospental

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