musubi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ball of rice covered with nori (in Japanese cuisine, including in Hawaii), to which meat or salted or fermented vegetables are often added, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.

Word forms

musubi musubis

Etymology

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

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