spam musubi

noun

A food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.

OriginJapanese 結び →
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Meanings

nounspam musubi (countable and uncountable, plural spam musubi or spam musubis)

plural spam musubis

  1. countableuncountablecookingA food, common in Hawaii, made of cooked spam tied to a block of rice with nori, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.

Origin

  1. Japanese結び“rice ball”
  2. Englishspam musubi

From spam + musubi, from Japanese 結び (musubi, “rice ball”).

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Translations

Japanese スパム結び
  • スパム結び (supamu musubi)a food of spam, rice and nori
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“spam musubi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spam%20musubi. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spam musubi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spam%20musubi.

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