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musubi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: onigiri

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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