shamoji

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noun

A flat paddle used in Japanese cuisine to stir and serve rice and to mix vinegar into the rice for sushi.

OriginJapanese しゃもじ →
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Meanings

nounshamoji (plural shamoji)
  1. A flat paddle used in Japanese cuisine to stir and serve rice and to mix vinegar into the rice for sushi.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rice paddle

Origin

  1. Japaneseしゃもじ
  2. Englishshamoji

From Japanese しゃもじ (shamoji).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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