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spam musubi

spam musubi noun: a food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.

Noun

spam musubi (countable and uncountable, plural spam musubi or spam musubis)

  1. A food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.

Forms of spam musubi

pluralspam musubi
pluralspam musubis

Origin of spam musubi

From spam + musubi, from Japanese 結び (musubi, “rice ball”).

Questions about spam musubi

What does spam musubi mean?
Spam musubi means a food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
What part of speech is spam musubi?
Spam musubi is a noun.
What is the plural of spam musubi?
The plural of spam musubi is spam musubi.

Words near spam musubi in the dictionary

  1. spam account
  2. spam accounts
  3. spam in a can
  4. spam killer
  5. spam killers
  6. spam musubi
  7. spam musubis
  8. spam relay
  9. spam relays
  10. spamblock
  11. spamblocked

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