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nigirizushi

nigirizushi noun: nigiri sushi.

nigirizushi: nigiri sushi
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Noun

nigirizushi (uncountable)

  1. nigiri sushi

Origin of nigirizushi

Borrowed from Japanese 握り寿司 (nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi”), from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand.

Questions about nigirizushi

What does nigirizushi mean?
Nigirizushi means nigiri sushi.
What part of speech is nigirizushi?
Nigirizushi is a noun.

Words near nigirizushi in the dictionary

  1. nighty-night
  2. nighwhat
  3. Nighy
  4. Nighys
  5. nigiri
  6. nigirizushi
  7. niglet
  8. niglets
  9. niglette
  10. niglettes
  11. NIGMS

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