uramaki

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noun

A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.

OriginJapanese 裏巻 →
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Meanings

nounuramaki (countable and uncountable, plural uramaki)
  1. countableuncountableA form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.

Origin

  1. Japanese裏巻
  2. Englishuramaki

Borrowed from Japanese 裏巻 (literally “inside-out roll”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

uramaki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uramaki

MLA

“uramaki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uramaki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uramaki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uramaki.

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