Etymology

nigirizushi

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Today it means: nigiri sushi Full definition →

Japanese 握り寿司
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from握り寿司
  2. English todaynigirizushi

Borrowed from Japanese 握り寿司 (nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi”), from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.