Etymology

futomaki

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Today it means: Large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other. Full definition →

Japanese 太巻き
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from太巻き
  2. English todayfutomaki

Borrowed from Japanese 太巻き (futomaki, literally “fat roll”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.