musubi
musubi noun: a ball of rice covered with nori (in Japanese cuisine, including in Hawaii), to which meat or salted or fermented vegetables are often added, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
Noun
musubi (countable and uncountable, plural musubi or musubis)
- A ball of rice covered with nori (in Japanese cuisine, including in Hawaii), to which meat or salted or fermented vegetables are often added, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
- Unlike sushi, musubi is neither vinegared nor sweetened.1996, Rachel Laudan, The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage, page 53
- Even the fact that it can be carved is endearing because it makes Spam easy to shape for sushi and musubi.2006, Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food, OUP Oxford, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- onigiri
Synonyms of musubi
Forms of musubi
| plural | musubi |
|---|---|
| plural | musubis |
Origin of musubi
From Japanese 結び (musubi, “rice ball”).
Words formed from musubi
Phrases with musubi
Questions about musubi
- What does musubi mean?
- Musubi means a ball of rice covered with nori (in Japanese cuisine, including in Hawaii), to which meat or salted or fermented vegetables are often added, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
- What part of speech is musubi?
- Musubi is a noun.
- What is the plural of musubi?
- The plural of musubi is musubi.
Words near musubi in the dictionary
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