nigiri
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Noun — Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand).
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