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musubis

musubis is the plural of musubi.

Meaning of musubi

Noun

musubi (countable and uncountable, plural musubi or musubis)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    onigiri

Phrases with musubis

Questions about musubis

What is musubis the plural of?
Musubis is the plural of musubi.

Words near musubis in the dictionary

  1. Musu Dan
  2. Musu Point
  3. musubi
  4. Musubi no Kami
  5. Musubi-no-Kami
  6. musubis
  7. Musulman
  8. Musulmans
  9. Musulmen
  10. musulocutaneous
  11. Musumano

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