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onigiri

[ oh-ni-geer-ee ]

noun

, Japanese Cooking.
  1. cold boiled rice, formed into a palm-sized ball and stuffed with fish or pickled fruit, then shaped, usually into a triangle, and wrapped or decorated with dried seaweed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of onigiri1

First recorded in 2000–05; from Japanese o- (honorific prefix); nigiri ( def )

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