hosomaki

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noun

A form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.

OriginJapanese 細巻 →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounhosomaki (countable and uncountable, plural hosomaki)
  1. countableuncountableA form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.

Origin

  1. Japanese細巻
  2. Englishhosomaki

Borrowed from Japanese 細巻 (hosomaki, literally “slender roll”).

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APA

hosomaki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hosomaki

MLA

“hosomaki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hosomaki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hosomaki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hosomaki.

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