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uramaki

uramaki noun: a form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.

uramaki: a form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the...
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Noun

uramaki (countable and uncountable, plural uramaki)

  1. A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.

Forms of uramaki

pluraluramaki

Origin of uramaki

Borrowed from Japanese 裏巻 (literally “inside-out roll”).

Questions about uramaki

What does uramaki mean?
Uramaki means a form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.
What part of speech is uramaki?
Uramaki is a noun.
What is the plural of uramaki?
The plural of uramaki is uramaki.

Words near uramaki in the dictionary

  1. Uralla
  2. Uralo-
  3. uralolite
  4. Urals
  5. Uram
  6. uramaki
  7. uramil
  8. uramile
  9. uramilic acid
  10. uramphite
  11. Urams

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