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nori

nori noun: a type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). Also the alternative form of norry.

nori: a type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera)
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Noun

nori (uncountable)

  1. A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
  2. The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi.

Also used as

nori is also the alternative form of norry.

nori meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

nori in Tagalog

a type of seaweed used in the preparation of sushi
nori

nori in Arabic

a type of seaweed used in the preparation of sushi
نُورِي nūrī

nori in Indonesian

a type of seaweed used in the preparation of sushi
nori

Forms of nori

pluralnoris

Origin of nori

From Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *nǝri. The kanji literally mean "ocean moss", although this does not represent actual etymology as they are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Questions about nori

What does nori mean?
Nori means a type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
What is nori in Tagalog?
Nori in Tagalog is nori. See Nori meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is nori?
Nori is a noun.
What is the plural of nori?
The plural of nori is noris.

Words near nori in the dictionary

  1. Norgroves
  2. Norham
  3. norharman
  4. norharmane
  5. norharmans
  6. nori
  7. noria
  8. Norian
  9. norias
  10. noribogainalog
  11. noribogaine

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