noun
nigiri
Nigiri (noun) means a type of sushi made from a small block of rice topped with raw fish or another topping.
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A type of sushi made from a small block of rice topped with raw fish or another topping.
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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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"nigiri" (noun) means a type of sushi made from a small block of rice topped with raw fish or another topping.
