onigiri
/ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i/
onigiri noun: a Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
Noun
onigiri (plural onigiris or onigiri)
- A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
- The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub.2007 January 28, “Island Within an Island”, in New York Times
- He cooks his breakfast of rice and misoshiru and packs onigiri rice balls for his lunch.2009, Kiyo Sato, Kiyo's Story
- Synonyms:
- musubi, omusubi, Japanese rice ball
onigiri meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
onigiri in Hindi
- Japanese rice ball
- ओनिगिरी onigirī
onigiri in Tamil
- Japanese rice ball
- ஒநிகிரி onikiri
onigiri in Bengali
- Japanese rice ball
- ওনিগিরি ōnigiri
onigiri in Telugu
- Japanese rice ball
- ఒనిగిరీ onigirī
More languagesFewer languages
- onigiri in Kannada
- ಒನಿಗಿರೀ onigirī
- onigiri in Punjabi
- ਓਨਿਗਿਰੀ onigirī
- onigiri in Gujarati
- ઓનિગિરી onigirī
- onigiri in Sinhala
- ඔනිගිරි onigiri
- onigiri in Tagalog
- onigiri
- onigiri in Arabic
- أُونِيجِيرِي ʔūnījīrī
- onigiri in Malay
- nasi kepal, onigiri
- onigiri in Thai
- โอนิงิริ oo-ní-ngí-rí, ข้าวปั้น kâaw-pân
Synonyms of onigiri
- musubi
- omusubi
- Japanese rice ball
Forms of onigiri
| plural | onigiris |
|---|---|
| plural | onigiri |
Origin of onigiri
Borrowed from Japanese お握り (onigiri).
Questions about onigiri
- What does onigiri mean?
- Onigiri means a Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
- What is onigiri in Hindi?
- Onigiri in Hindi is ओनिगिरी (onigirī). See Onigiri meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is onigiri?
- Onigiri is a noun.
- How do you pronounce onigiri?
- Onigiri is pronounced /ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i/ (US).
- What is the plural of onigiri?
- The plural of onigiri is onigiris.
Words near onigiri in the dictionary
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