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onigiri in Malay

nasi kepal

/ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i/

onigiri in Malay: nasi kepal, onigiri. In English, onigiri means a Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.

Malay words for onigiri

Japanese rice ball
nasi kepal, onigiri

English meaning of onigiri

  1. noun A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.

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Questions about onigiri in Malay

What is the meaning of onigiri in Malay?
Onigiri in Malay is nasi kepal, onigiri.
Apakah maksud onigiri dalam bahasa Melayu?
Onigiri: nasi kepal, onigiri.
What does onigiri mean in English?
Onigiri means a Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: onigiri (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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