Etymology

onigiri

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Today it means: A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle. Full definition →

Japanese お握り
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromお握り
  2. English todayonigiri

Borrowed from Japanese お握り (onigiri).

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